Wittelsbach Castle
Wittelsbach Castle was a castle near Aichach in today's Bavarian Swabia. The castle was first mentioned around the year 1000. In 1119, Otto IV, Count of Scheyern moved into the castle of Wittelsbach and converted his previous seat into Scheyern Abbey.Photo: Dark Avenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Burg Wittelsbach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Katholische Filialkirche Maria vom Siege and Nationaldenkmal der Wittelsbacher.
Katholische Filialkirche Maria vom Siege
Church
Photo: Dark Avenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Katholische Filialkirche Maria vom Siege is a church.
Nationaldenkmal der Wittelsbacher
Memorial
Photo: Dark Avenger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nationaldenkmal der Wittelsbacher is a memorial.
St. Magnus (Kühbach)
Church
Photo: Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Magnus (Kühbach) is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Wittelsbach Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kühbach and Rapperzell.
Kühbach
Village
Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.
Kühbach is a market town and municipality in the district of Aichach-Friedberg in Bavaria in Germany. Kühbach is situated 2½ km north of Wittelsbach Castle.
Oberschönbach
Village
Oberschönbach is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Wittelsbach Castle.
Wittelsbach Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aichach, Aichach-Friedberg, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.46867° or 48° 28′ 7″ northLongitude
11.17624° or 11° 10′ 35″ eastOpen location code
8FWHF59G+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 498080581OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q321913
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Wittelsbach Castle” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Вителсбах”
- Bulgarian: “Замък Вителсбах”
- Croatian: “Dvorac Wittelsbach”
- German: “Burg Wittelsbach”
- Polish: “Zamek Wittelsbach”
- Russian: “Замок Виттельсбах”
- Slovenian: “Grad Wittelsbach”
- Turkish: “Wittelsbach Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gemeindehaus Oberwittelsbach and Kapelle St. Ulrich, Afra und Jungfrau Maria.
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