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.

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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

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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

Saint Peter church

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Saint Peter church is situated 480 metres northeast of Castle Thurnstein.

Cemetery of Saint Peter

Cemetery

Cemetery of Saint Peter

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Cemetery of Saint Peter is situated 480 metres northeast of Castle Thurnstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Algund and Tirol.

Algund

Village

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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.

Forst

Hamlet

Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0.

Forst is a hamlet.

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″ north

Longitude

11.13446° or 11° 8′ 4″ east

Open location code

8FRHM4RM+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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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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