Burgruine Wolkenstein

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Burgruine Wolkenstein is a high medieval castle in Styria, Austria. Burgruine Wolkenstein is 450 metres above sea level. ()

Alternative names: Built: VIII centuryCoordinates: 47°33'23"N, 14°9'3"E

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Nearby attractions include: Schloss Trautenfels, Spechtensee, Johanneskapelle, Aigen im Ennstal.

4.1 miSW
Specialty museum, Natural history museum, History museum
Schloss Trautenfels, Liezen
106 min walk • Trautenfels Castle is a palace located in the district of Liezen in Styria. It lies directly on the Enns at 673m in the municipality Pürgg-Trautenfels on a cliff protrusion at the foot of the Grimming.
2.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Spechtensee
63 min walk • The Spechtensee is a lake in Styria, Austria. The lake is situated at the southern edge of the Totes Gebirge mountains in the parish of Pürgg-Trautenfels near the municipality Wörschachwald.
4.2 miSW
Church
Johanneskapelle
106 min walk • St. John's Chapel is a small church building on Calvary Hill in the Pürgg district of the municipality of Stainach-Pürgg in Styria. It is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. St. John's Chapel is famous for its well-preserved medieval frescoes.
2.5 miS
Locality
Aigen im Ennstal
65 min walk • Aigen im Ennstal is a municipality in the district of Liezen in Styria, Austria. Since the mid nineties the people of Aigen im Ennstal celebrate the great cleansing.
4 miSW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
ATV Arena, Irdning
102 min walk • Irdning is a former municipality in the district of Liezen in the Austrian state of Styria. Since the 2015 Styria municipal structural reform, it is part of the municipality Irdning-Donnersbachtal.