Hohenschwangau

Hohenschwangau is a former village and now an urban district of the municipality of , district, , . It is located between Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau and is visited by about two million people annually, where they start tours to the former royal palaces.
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  • Type: Village with 1,000 residents
  • Description: village in the municipality of Schwangau, Germany
  • Also known as: “Schwangau-Hohenschwangau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hohenschwangau Castle and Neuschwanstein Castle.

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is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria.

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is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the in the very south of Germany, near the border with .

Museum
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schwangau and Bleckenau.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Hohenschwangau.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 3½ km west of Hohenschwangau.

Hohenschwangau

Latitude
47.55519° or 47° 33′ 19″ north
Longitude
10.73948° or 10° 44′ 22″ east
Population
1,000
Elevation
807 metres (2,648 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE HWU
Open location code
8FVGHP4Q+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 75901923
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2901486
Wiki­data ID
Q672962
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Hohenschwangau” goes by many names.
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  • Chinese: “霍恩施万高”
  • Chinese: “霍恩施旺高”
  • Chinese: “霍恩施萬高”
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  • German: “Schwangau-Hohenschwangau”
  • Greek: “Χοχενσβανγκάου”
  • Hebrew: “הוהנשוואנגאו”
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  • Italian: “Schloss Hohenschwangau”
  • Japanese: “ホーエンシュヴァンガウ”
  • Japanese: “ホーエンシュバンガウ”
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  • Russian: “Хоеншвангау”
  • Russian: “Хоэншвангау (район)”
  • Russian: “Хоэншвангау”
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