Castle Thurnstein
Castle Thurnstein is a castle in Tirol, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige. Castle Thurnstein is situated nearby to Cemetery of Saint Peter, as well as near Saint Peter church.Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: château in South Tyrol
- Also known as: “Castle Turnstein” and “Schloss Thurnstein - Castel Torre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tirol Castle and Saint Peter church.
Tirol Castle
Castle
Tyrol Castle, less commonly Tirol Castle is a castle in the comune of Tirol near Merano, in the Burggrafenamt district of South Tyrol, Italy. It was the ancestral seat of the Counts of Tyrol and gave the whole Tyrol region its name. Tirol Castle is situated 1 km east of Castle Thurnstein.
Saint Peter church
Church
Photo: ManfredK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Peter church is situated 480 metres northeast of Castle Thurnstein.
Cemetery of Saint Peter
Cemetery
Photo: ManfredK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cemetery of Saint Peter is situated 480 metres northeast of Castle Thurnstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algund and Tirol.
Algund
Village
Photo: Thesurvived99, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Algund is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres northwest of Bolzano.
Tirol
Village
Photo: Lord Koxinga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirol is a comune in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres northwest of the city of Bolzano.
Castle Thurnstein
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tirol, South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
46.69177° or 46° 41′ 30″ northLongitude
11.13446° or 11° 8′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FRHM4RM+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 58989072OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1498681
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle Thurnstein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Slot Thurnstein”
- German: “Castel Thurnstein”
- German: “Schloss Thurnstein”
- German: “Thurnstein”
- German: “Turnstein”
- Italian: “Castel Thurnstein”
- Italian: “Castel Torre”
- Turkish: “Thurnstein Kalesi”
- “Thurnstein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brunner Burgbach and Saint Magdalene church.
Nearby Places
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