Burgruine Windhaag

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Forts and castles, Ruins, Historical place

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The castle ruins Windhaag, also called Old Castle Windhaag, Veste Windhaag or Windhag I, is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 500 m above sea level about 250 m east of the center of the municipality of Windhaag bei Perg in the district of Perg in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria. In contrast to the New Castle Windhaag, the Old Castle has been preserved as a ruin. Spelling Windhag is an older, Windhaag a newer.

Coordinates: 48°17'5"N, 14°41'5"E

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Upper AustriaAustria

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+43 7264 4255

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Burgruine Windhaag – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Golfclub Perg Karlingberg, Burg Clam, Strindbergmuseum Saxen, Steinbrecherhaus.

3 miSW
48°15'6"N • 14°38'28"E
Golfclub Perg Karlingberg, Perg
78 min walk • Golf
6.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Burg Clam
158 min walk • Burg Clam is a castle in Upper Austria, Austria. Burg Clam is 337 metres above sea level.
7.2 miSE
Museum
Strindbergmuseum Saxen
184 min walk • The Strindberg Museum Saxen is located in the village Saxen in Upper Austria. It is the only Strindberg museum outside of Sweden and is managed by the Kulturverein Saxen.
3.3 miSW
48°15'19"N • 14°37'42"E
Steinbrecherhaus, Perg
84 min walk • Museum
7.3 miNW
Museum
OÖ Burgenmuseum Reichenstein
186 min walk • Reichenstein Castle is the half-ruin of a hilltop castle converted into a castle. It is located in the village of the same name Reichenstein in the municipality of Tragwein in the district of Freistadt in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria.
2.9 miNE
Museum
Großdöllner Hof
75 min walk • The Großdöllnerhof is an approximately 400-year-old, listed Mühlviertel three-sided farm in the Mühlviertel Nature Park in the municipality of Rechberg, which is now used as an open-air museum.
5.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Klingenberg
141 min walk • The castle ruin Klingenberg is a hilltop castle probably built in the 11th century by the Lords of Perg about 2.3 kilometers northeast of St. Thomas am Blasenstein in the district of Perg in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria.
2.8 miNE
Church
Pfarrkirche Rechberg
72 min walk • The Roman Catholic parish church of Rechberg is dedicated to St. Nicholas and is located in Rechberg in Upper Austria.