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Alterschrofen Destination Guide

Touring Alterschrofen in Germany

Alterschrofen in the region of Bavaria is a city located in Germany - some 362 mi or ( 583 km ) South of Berlin , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Alterschrofen

Time in Alterschrofen is now 12:13 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vils, Reutte, Pflach, Nesselwangle, and Innsbruck. Being here already, consider visiting Vils . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Alterschrofen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Schwangau, Germany: Fairy Tale Castle

3:46 min by RickSteves
Views: 105562 Rating: 4.88

Bavaria's 'Mad' King Ludwig built the castle of his dreams, Neuschwanstein, a mere fifteen minute walk from Hohenschwangau, his boyhood castle home. Shortly after setting into Neuschwanstein, Ludwig w ..

Schwangau, Dorf der Königsschlösser

3:25 min by Jan Wischnat
Views: 34347 Rating: 5.00

Deutsch: www.schwangau.de English www.schwangau.de Die Königsschlösser Neuschwanstein und Hohenschwangau, vier Seen, viele freundliche Unterkünfte und eine Fülle von Gipfeln direkt an der Romantischen ..


Castles in Bavaria

2:25 min by OurManInCharleston
Views: 4525 Rating: 5.00

Tiffany and I took a marathon tour of the outside of some castles in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area one evening after our conference. ..

NEUSCHWANSTEIN

1:59 min by renedulac
Views: 3335 Rating: 5.00

Fiabesco castello nel verde della Baviera. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hohenschwangau

Hohenschwangau is a village in the municipality of Schwangau, Ostallgäu district, Bavaria, Germany. It is located between Schloss Neuschwanstein and Schloss Hohenschwangau and is visited by about 2 million people annually, where they start tours to the former royal palaces. The village is dominated by car parks, restaurants, guesthouses, hotels and souvenir shops. Hohenschwangau is bordered by the Alpsee in the West.

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Located at 47.56 10.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Villages in Bavaria

Hohenschwangau Castle

Hohenschwangau Castle or Schloss Hohenschwangau is a 19th century palace in southern Germany. It was the childhood residence of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and was built by his father, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in southwestern Bavaria, Germany, very close to the border with Austria.

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Located at 47.56 10.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Castles in Bavaria, Historic house museums in Germany, Museums in Bavaria, Palaces in Bavaria

Schwansee

Schwansee is a lake in Bayerisch Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany. At an elevation of 789,23 m, its surface area is 17 ha.

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Located at 47.56 10.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Lakes of Bavaria, Protected landscapes in Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, not with Bavarian public funds.

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Located at 47.56 10.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Castles in Bavaria, Heritage sites in Bavaria, Historic house museums in Germany, Houses completed in 1886, Landmarks in Germany, Museums in Bavaria, Registered historic buildings and monuments in Bavaria, Royal residences in Bavaria

Neuschwanstein (meteorite)

Neuschwanstein was an enstatite chondrite (type EL6) meteorite that fell to Earth on 6 April 2002 at 22:20:18 GMT near Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, at the Germany-Austria border. The original meteorite burst into several fragments at a height of about 22 kilometers above the ground. The fragments descended on an area of several square kilometers. Three fragments were recovered with a total mass of about six kilograms.

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Located at 47.56 10.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Chondrite meteorites, Meteorites found in Germany