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Waldeck Castle (Carinthia)
Waldeck Castle may refer to the following castles: Austria * Waldeck Castle (Carinthia) near Liebenfels-Hardegg in Carinthia * Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria), ''burgstall'' near Diersbach in Upper Austria Czech Republic * Waldeck Castle (Middle Bohemia) near Chaloupky in Middle Bohemia Germany * Waldeck Castle (Black Forest) in Kohlerstal, Calw, Landkreis Calw, Baden-Württemberg * Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) in Dorweiler, Dommershausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate * Waldeck Castle (Lorch), near Lorch, Hesse, Lorch in the Rheingau, Hesse * Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate), overlooking Waldeck, near Kemnath, Bavaria * Waldeck Castle (Dinkelsbühl), lost castle near Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Bavaria * , also called Schloss Waldeck, in Waldeck, Hesse {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Carinthia)
Waldeck Castle may refer to the following castles: Austria * Waldeck Castle (Carinthia) near Liebenfels-Hardegg in Carinthia * Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria), ''burgstall'' near Diersbach in Upper Austria Czech Republic * Waldeck Castle (Middle Bohemia) near Chaloupky in Middle Bohemia Germany * Waldeck Castle (Black Forest) in Kohlerstal, Calw, Landkreis Calw, Baden-Württemberg * Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) in Dorweiler, Dommershausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate * Waldeck Castle (Lorch), near Lorch, Hesse, Lorch in the Rheingau, Hesse * Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate), overlooking Waldeck, near Kemnath, Bavaria * Waldeck Castle (Dinkelsbühl), lost castle near Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Bavaria * , also called Schloss Waldeck, in Waldeck, Hesse {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liebenfels
Liebenfels ( sl, Lepo Polje) is a market town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography The municipal area is situated on the southern slopes of the Gurktal Alps. It lies about west of the district capital Sankt Veit an der Glan and directly north of the state capital Klagenfurt. The highest point in the municipality is the Schneebauerberg with an elevation of , and the lowest is in the valley of the Glan river at . The municiplatiy comprises the cadastral communities of Freundsam, Glantschach, Gradenegg, Hardegg, Liebenfels proper, Liemberg, Pflausach, Rosenbichl, Rottschaft Feistritz, Sörg, and Sörgerberg. History While the oldest archaeological findings in the area date back to the Neolithic, the foundation of an ancient temple were discovered on a hill near the village of Hohenstein. The building was erected in the 2nd century AD, when the area was part of the Roman ''Noricum'' province, and dedicated to the local Celtic god ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardegg
Hardegg () is a town in the district of Hollabrunn in Lower Austria, Austria. It is situated in the Waldviertel region on the river Thaya, directly on the border with the Czech Republic. The Thaya valley is protected as the Thayatal National Park, adjacent to the Podyjí National Park on the Czech shore. Since 1975 the municipality comprises the Katastralgemeinden of Hardegg, Felling, Heufurth, Mallersbach, Merkersdorf, Niederfladnitz, Pleissing, Riegersburg, Umlauf (unpopulated, is entirely located within the Thayatal national park and comprises a mere 12 fishermen's huts), and Waschbach. Hardegg is often referred to as "Austria's smallest city": for historical reasons, the municipality has city status (german: Stadtrecht), but Hardegg proper only has 78 inhabitants. History Hardegg Castle in the March of Austria was first mentioned in an 1145 deed, it was acquired by the Counts of Plain about 1187. Hardegg itself is first documented as a town in 1290. Located on the border w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria)
Waldeck Castle may refer to the following castles: Austria * Waldeck Castle (Carinthia) near Liebenfels-Hardegg in Carinthia * Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria), ''burgstall'' near Diersbach in Upper Austria Czech Republic * Waldeck Castle (Middle Bohemia) near Chaloupky in Middle Bohemia Germany * Waldeck Castle (Black Forest) in Kohlerstal, Calw, Landkreis Calw, Baden-Württemberg * Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) in Dorweiler, Dommershausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate * Waldeck Castle (Lorch), near Lorch in the Rheingau, Hesse * Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate), overlooking Waldeck, near Kemnath, Bavaria * Waldeck Castle (Dinkelsbühl), lost castle near Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Bavaria * , also called Schloss Waldeck, in Waldeck, Hesse Waldeck is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwestern Hesse, Germany. Its located near the Edersee, which is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Geography Location Waldeck lies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diersbach
Diersbach is a municipality in the district of Schärding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Geography Diersbach lies in the Innviertel The Innviertel (literally German for "Inn Quarter"; officially called the ''Innkreis''; ) is a traditional Austrian region southeast of the Inn river. It forms the western part of the state of Upper Austria and borders the German state of Bavari .... About 13 percent of the municipality is forest, and 78 percent is farmland. References Sauwald Cities and towns in Schärding District {{UpperAustria-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Middle Bohemia)
Waldeck Castle may refer to the following castles: Austria * Waldeck Castle (Carinthia) near Liebenfels-Hardegg in Carinthia * Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria), ''burgstall'' near Diersbach in Upper Austria Czech Republic * Waldeck Castle (Middle Bohemia) near Chaloupky in Middle Bohemia Germany * Waldeck Castle (Black Forest) in Kohlerstal, Calw, Landkreis Calw, Baden-Württemberg * Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) in Dorweiler, Dommershausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate * Waldeck Castle (Lorch), near Lorch in the Rheingau, Hesse * Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate), overlooking Waldeck, near Kemnath, Bavaria * Waldeck Castle (Dinkelsbühl), lost castle near Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Bavaria * , also called Schloss Waldeck, in Waldeck, Hesse Waldeck is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwestern Hesse, Germany. Its located near the Edersee, which is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Geography Location Waldeck lies on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaloupky
Chaloupky is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Neřežín is an administrative part of Chaloupky. Geography Chaloupky lies about southwest of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The Záskalská Reservoir, built on the Červený Stream, is located in the municipality. History The first written mention of Chaloupky is from 1648. Sights Near Neřežín there is the ruin of the Valdek Castle. It was built in the 13th century and once owned by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; cs, Václav; german: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he w .... In 1623, it was described as desolated. Today the castle is in a state of disrepair and inaccessible. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Black Forest)
The Ruins of Waldeck, a spur castle, are located above the river Nagold near the town of Calw, Germany. They appear to be dated from the 12th century, but their exact origin is not well documented. The ruins are within the Black Forest The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ..., and the forest has partly covered the site, but there is still a well defined structure, the inside of which can be accessed by foot. External links *http://www.schwarzaufweiss.de/Schwarzwald/waldeck.htm {{Authority control Ruined castles in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück)
Waldeck Castle within the limits of the village of Dorweiler in Dommershausen in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate was the main seat of the Hunsrück family of Boos. The ruin lies high above the Baybach valley. William I of Heinzenberg built the fortress in 1150 and, in so doing, established the "Boos-Waldeck" family which was later to become widespread. The mediaeval castle endured several wars, and was partially destroyed by the French in 1689 during the course of the Nine Years' War, known in Germany as the War of the Palatine Succession (''Pfälzischer Erbfolgekrieg''). The castle was used until 1833 when the family of Boos von Waldeck sold its holdings in the Rhineland. Historical background The first documentary mention of a castle in the vicinity of today's ruins dates to the year 1243. In that document, the knights – Heribert, Udo (Rudolf) and Winand (surnames Boos von Waldeck, Boose of Walthecce) – gave their castle Elector of Colog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Lorch)
Waldeck Castle may refer to the following castles: Austria * Waldeck Castle (Carinthia) near Liebenfels-Hardegg in Carinthia * Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria), ''burgstall'' near Diersbach in Upper Austria Czech Republic * Waldeck Castle (Middle Bohemia) near Chaloupky in Middle Bohemia Germany * Waldeck Castle (Black Forest) in Kohlerstal, Calw, Landkreis Calw, Baden-Württemberg * Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück) in Dorweiler, Dommershausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate * Waldeck Castle (Lorch), near Lorch in the Rheingau, Hesse * Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate), overlooking Waldeck, near Kemnath, Bavaria * Waldeck Castle (Dinkelsbühl), lost castle near Dinkelsbühl, Middle Franconia, Bavaria * , also called Schloss Waldeck, in Waldeck, Hesse Waldeck is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northwestern Hesse, Germany. Its located near the Edersee, which is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. Geography Location Waldeck lies on the Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorch, Hesse
Lorch am Rhein () is a small town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site. Geography Location The town is characterized by winegrowing and tourism. Lorch lies in the southwestern part of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the foothills of the Rheingaugebirge (range), some 10 km north of the bend in the Rhine near Rüdesheim. The town owes its picturesque setting in the Middle Rhine Valley between Rüdesheim am Rhein and Sankt Goarshausen to its location at the mouth of the Wisper and to its steep vineyards. The town's municipal area stretches into the richly wooded Wisper valley along ''Landesstraße'' (State Road) 3033 between Lorch and the district seat of Bad Schwalbach. The town is a state-recognized recreational resort (''Erholungsort''). The Rheinsteig, the new hiking trail on the Rhine's right bank leading from Wiesbaden to Bonn, runs on the Rhine heights. In the Rhine near Lorch lies the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldeck Castle (Upper Palatinate)
The ruins of Waldeck Castle (german: Burg Waldeck) are in the Upper Palatinate region of the state of Bavaria in Germany, on a hill overlooking the village of Waldeck, near Kemnath Kemnath () is a small town in the district of Tirschenreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the Fichtelgebirge, 24 km southeast of Bayreuth. The town's motto is "das Tor zur Oberpfalz," which translates into English as "The Door t .... History The castle in Waldeck was first built in the 12th century by Gebhardus der Waldegge the Landgrave of Leuchtenberg.Information plaque at the castle References {{coord, 49.8582, 11.9478, type:landmark_region:DE, display=title Ruined castles in Germany Castles in Bavaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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