Althofen

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Althofen is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.5 thous.Area: 4.75 mi²Coordinates: 46°52'18"N, 14°28'18"E

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Althofen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burgruine Petersberg, Burg Mannsberg, Friesacher Burghofspiele, Schloss Eberstein.

6.4 miNW
Museum
Burgruine Petersberg, Friesach
164 min walk • Burgruine Petersberg is a castle in Friesach, Carinthia, Austria. Today the castle is home to the Friesach City Museum, which features exhibits about the town's history, culture, mining industry and trade.
5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Burg Mannsberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan
136 min walk • Burg Mannsberg is a castle in Carinthia, Austria.
6.4 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Friesacher Burghofspiele, Friesach
164 min walk • Friesacher Burghofspiele is a theatre in Austria.
6 miSE
Forts and castles
Schloss Eberstein, Eberstein
152 min walk • Eberstein Castle stands on a steeply rising rock above the Görtschitz Valley in the northeast of the Austrian province of Carinthia. It gave its name to the municipality of Eberstein, to whose municipal area the castle rock belongs today.
6 miNE
Church
Pfarrkirche hl. Nikolaus
152 min walk • The Hüttenberg parish church in Hüttenberg is dedicated to St. Nicholas. First mentioned in a document in 1425, the church fell victim to fires in the mid-18th century and in 1843. In 1844, the tower also collapsed.
2 miNW
Forts and castles
Schloss Pöckstein
51 min walk • Pöckstein Castle is an Early Classicist castle at the entrance to Carinthia's Gurk Valley. The former bishop's residence is considered the most important classicist building in Carinthia.
1.2 miW
Church
St. Stefan am Krappfeld
32 min walk • The Roman Catholic parish church of St. Stefan am Krappfeld in the municipality of Mölbling was first mentioned in documents in 1131. The former fortified church was besieged by the Turks in 1478 and taken by the Hungarians in 1480.
2.1 miNW
Church
Pfarrkirche Hohenfeld Hl. Radegundis
54 min walk • The Roman Catholic parish church of Hohenfeld is dedicated to St. Radegundis. It stands on a terrace above Pöckstein Castle in the municipality of Strasbourg.
2.3 miNE
Church
Pfarrkirche hl. Rupert
58 min walk • The Roman Catholic parish church of Guttaring is dedicated to St. Rupert and stands on the western edge of Guttaring. It was first mentioned in 1160. In 1562 the parish of Guttaring counted seven daughter churches.