Castle
Burg Wartenstein
Austria
- Heritage status
- Listed objects in Austria
- Location
- Raach am Hochgebirge
- Coordinates
- 47.65053°, 15.9191°
- Open data
- Wikidata Q1014488
- Links
- Wikimedia Commons
Description
Burg Wartenstein is a well-preserved castle complex in the cadastral community of the same name, Wartenstein, in the municipality of Raach am Hochgebirge near Gloggnitz in the district of Neunkirchen in southern Lower Austria. The hill castle sits enthroned, visible from afar, above the Schwarza valley on a rise (765 m) in front of the Großer Otter, between Grasberg and Raachberg, directly on Landesstraße 134. The castle is a protected monument (list entry).
Machine-translated from “Burg Wartenstein” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
In the rankings
Burg Wartenstein ranks #6,656 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #186 of the 316 mapped in Austria. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is St. Pölten, 65 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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