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Schloss Hernstein

Austria · 18th century

Founded
1727
Heritage status
Listed objects in Austria
Location
Hernstein
Coordinates
47.89723°, 16.1019°
Links
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Schloss Hernstein in Austria
Photo: C.Stadler/Bwag · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Schloss Hernstein is a castle in the Lower Austrian market municipality of Hernstein. In its present form it was created by the architect Theophil von Hansen in the 2nd half of the 19th century. Currently (2017) it is used by the Hernstein Institut for seminars and as a wedding venue. Later and to this day (2025) also as a hotel.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Hernstein” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Schloss Hernstein ranks #6,802 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #194 of the 316 mapped in Austria. Founded 1727, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 998 times in the last 60 days, more than 55% of the atlas. 20 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vienna, 40 km away. See how Austria compares in the castle statistics.

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