🇦🇹 Austria
89 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Herzogenburg Priory, 11 km north-east of the city centre; the most famous is Schönbrunn Palace — #13 of 7,738 worldwide — 52 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Linz Palace, founded 799.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Austria (82), Czech Republic (7).
19 km north-west · Ruin
Aggstein Castle is a ruined castle on the right bank of the Danube in Wachau, Austria. The castle dates to the 12th century.
23 km north · Ruin
Dürnstein Castle is the ruin of a medieval rock castle in Austria. It is located in Dürnstein, in the Lower Austrian Wachau region on the Danube…
19 km west · Castle
Schallaburg Castle is a castle in the village of Schallaburg in the municipality of Schollach, near the Wachau valley, Lower Austria, north of the…
11 km north-east · Castle
Herzogenburg Monastery is an Augustinian monastery located in Herzogenburg in Lower Austria.
19 km west · Castle
Schloss Schönbühel is a castle in the Lower Austrian town of Schönbühel-Aggsbach, below Melk on the right bank of the Danube.
22 km east · Castle
Burg Neulengbach is a castle in Neulengbach in Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Neulengbach is 268 metres above sea level. It was founded around 1189.
52 km east · Palace & château · #13 worldwide
Schönbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, the 13th district of Vienna.
57 km east · Palace & château · #37 worldwide
The Belvedere is a historic building complex and art museum in Vienna, Austria.
55 km east · Palace & château · #41 worldwide
The Hofburg is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty in Austria.
50 km east · Castle
Liechtenstein Castle is a castle near Maria Enzersdorf in Lower Austria, bordering Vienna. It is on the edge of the Wienerwald.
55 km east · Castle
Burg Kreuzenstein is a castle near Leobendorf in Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Kreuzenstein is 265 metres above sea level.
31 km west · Palace & château
Artstetten Castle is a historic Schloss near the Wachau valley in Lower Austria, in the municipality of Artstetten-Pöbring.
57 km east · Castle
Laxenburg castles are imperial palaces and castles outside Vienna, in the town of Laxenburg owned in equal parts by Vienna and Lower Austria.
56 km east · Palace & château
Palais Schwarzenberg is a Baroque palace in front of Schwarzenbergplatz, Landstraße, the 3rd district of Vienna, Austria.
40 km south-east · Palace & château
Mayerling Castle was until 1889 a hunting lodge in Mayerling near Alland in Lower Austria, south-west of Vienna.
50 km east · Palace & château
Wilhelminenberg Castle is a former palace dating from the early 20th century, which is now a four-star hotel, restaurant and conference facility.
58 km east · Castle
Franzensburg is a medieval style castle in Laxenburg, Lower Austria, Austria.
51 km east · Palace & château
Schloss Hetzendorf is a baroque palace in Hetzendorf, Meidling, Vienna, that was used by the imperial Habsburg family.
+ 40 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
93 km east · Fortress · #218 worldwide
Carnuntum (from Ancient Greek Καρνοῦς according to Ptolemy) was a Roman legionary fortress and headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD.
78 km south-east · Palace & château
Schloss Esterházy is a palace in Eisenstadt, Austria, the capital of the Burgenland state.
76 km south-east · Castle
Forchtenstein Castle is a castle built in the Late Middle Ages near the municipality of Forchtenstein in northern Burgenland, Austria.
98 km east · Palace & château
Schloss Hof is a palace located in Marchfeld, Austria near the border with Slovakia.
61 km east · Ruin
Neugebäude Palace is a large Mannerist castle complex in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria.
75 km north · Castle
Burg Hardegg is a castle in Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Hardegg is 317 metres above sea level.
78 km north · Castle
Vranov nad Dyjí is a castle in the homonymic market town of Vranov nad Dyjí in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic.
96 km north · Ruin
Landštejn Castle is a 13th-century castle in Staré Město pod Landštejnem in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech…
99 km west · Palace & château
Linz Castle is located on a hill above the old town district of Linz, Austria, directly on the Danube.
83 km north · Castle
Bítov Castle is a castle on a steep promontory towering above the meandering River Želetavka, near the Vranov reservoir, in the village of Bítov,…
68 km south-east · Castle
Burg Seebenstein is a castle in Seebenstein, Lower Austria, Austria. Burg Seebenstein is 453 metres above sea level.
88 km east · Palace & château
Schloss Eckartsau is a building converted from a castle into a hunting lodge in Eckartsau not far from the Danube floodplains in the Marchfeld of…
+ 19 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q82500.
The Castlemap atlas maps 89 landmarks (36 castles · 1 fortress · 34 palaces & châteaux · 18 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of St. Pölten, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Herzogenburg Priory, a castle 11 km north-east of the city centre.
Schönbrunn Palace, ranked #13 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 52 km east from St. Pölten.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Linz Palace, founded 799 — 99 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Vienna (56 km) · Linz (99 km) · Bratislava (111 km) · Graz (126 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
