Freistadt Castle

Freistadt Castle in Mühlviertel was built, together with its bergfried, between 1363 and 1398, and was used to reinforce the fortifications of the town of . Today the castle houses the tax office and the Mühlviertel Castle Museum.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: building in Upper Austria, Austria
  • Also known as: “Schloss (Heimatmuseum) und Befestigungsanlage”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Schlossmuseum Freistadt and Böhmertor.

Museum
Photo: Hjanko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

City gate
Photo: Hjanko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city gate, which is situated 100 metres northwest of Freistadt Castle.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grünbach and Kirchberg.

Village
Photo: Hjanko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district of in the state of . is situated 3½ km northeast of Freistadt Castle.

Hamlet
Photo: Miloš Hlávka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km west of Freistadt Castle.

Village
Photo: Luckyprof, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
is a municipality in the… is situated 9 km northeast of Freistadt Castle.

Freistadt Castle

Latitude
48.51239° or 48° 30′ 45″ north
Longitude
14.50658° or 14° 30′ 24″ east
Open location code
8FWPGG64+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 520524156
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2241034
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In Other Languages

“Freistadt Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Finanzamt Freistadt Rohrbach Urfahr and Bergfried.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Schloßhof and VegLab Geodome.

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