Castle
Greifenstein Castle
🇦🇹 Austria · 10th century
Burg Greifenstein is a castle in Lower Austria, Austria, overlooking the Danube. Burg Greifenstein is 227 metres (745 ft) above sea level. Approximately opposite to Burg Greifenstein is Burg Kreuzenstein, on the north shore of the Danube.
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Greifenstein Castle ranks #2,886 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #80 of the 131 mapped in Austria. Founded 1000, it is older than 95% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 40 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.
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