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Castle Hauenstein

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Castle Hauenstein in Italy
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Hauenstein Castle, rarely also called Castelvecchio (in German Burg Hauenstein), is a castle located in the territory of Siusi allo Sciliar, a hamlet of the municipality of Castelrotto, in the province of Bolzano.

What remains of the castle, today only ruins, lies at the base of Punta Santner above a large dolomite block at 1,273 m above sea level (not far from Castel Salegg).

Machine-translated from “Castel Hauenstein” on the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Castle Hauenstein ranks #7,252 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #506 of the 560 mapped in Italy. 10 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Innsbruck, 82 km away. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of South Tyrol. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Castle Hauenstein?

Castle Hauenstein stands in Italy, at 46.53626°, 11.56858°.

How famous is Castle Hauenstein?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,252 of 9,079 worldwide, and #506 in Italy. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Castle Hauenstein?

Prösels Castle, about 7 km away.

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