Hohenwerfen Castle

Hohenwerfen Castle (German: Festung Hohenwerfen, lit. 'Hohenwerfen Fortress') is a medieval rock castle, situated at an altitude of 623 metres (2,044 ft), on a 155-metre (509 ft) rock pillar overlooking the Austrian market town of Werfen in the Salzach valley, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Salzburg. The fortress is surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and the adjacent Tennen Mountains. Hohenwerfen is a "sister" of Hohensalzburg Fortress, both built by the Archbishops of Salzburg in the 11th century.

The castle became known internationally as the main location in the film Where Eagles Dare.

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Hohenwerfen Castle ranks #231 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 200 mapped in Austria. Founded 1075, it is older than 89% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 317 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 27,931 times in the last 60 days, more than 98% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Salzburg, 37 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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