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Hohenschwangau Destination Guide

Explore Hohenschwangau in Germany

Hohenschwangau in the region of Bavaria with its 1,000 inhabitants is a town in Germany - some 363 mi or ( 584 km ) South of Berlin , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hohenschwangau

Current time in Hohenschwangau is now 04:14 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Berlin " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vils, Reutte, Pflach, Lermoos, and Innsbruck. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vils . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hohenschwangau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Castles in Bavaria

2:25 min by OurManInCharleston
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Tiffany and I took a marathon tour of the outside of some castles in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area one evening after our conference. ..

Poellat Falls & Neuschwanstein Castle

0:10 min by kylems97
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A view of Poellat Falls and Neuschwanstein Castle from Marienbrucke ..


1999 10 23 Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany)

2:27 min by NullisSum
Views: 1260 Rating: 4.00

A trip to the one and only. Fall is the best time of year to vist, in my opinion. ..

ノイシュバンシュタイン城まで馬車に乗って horse-drawn carriage to Neuschwanstein

14:22 min by minamida1212
Views: 629 Rating: 5.00

Mountain road to Neuschwanstein Castle in horse-drawn carriage 2012年4月初旬 ドイツ旅行でノイシュバンシュタイン城を訪ねました。麓の町ホーエンシュバンガウから城の真下まで馬車に乗って15分ほどの山道を登っていきます。途中で何回も別の馬車とすれ違いながらパカパカと登ります。 旅行中に撮影したドイツ各地の写真もぜひ御覧ください。 li ..


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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 0 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 0 km away
Tags: Castles in Bavaria, Historic house museums in Germany, Museums in Bavaria, Palaces in Bavaria

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 1 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 1 km away
Tags: Chondrite meteorites, Meteorites found in Germany

Alpsee

The Alpsee is a lake in the Ostallgäu district of Bavaria, Germany, located about 4 kilometres southeast of Füssen. It is close to the Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles. The lake has just under five kilometres of shoreline and a depth of up to 62 metres. It is a popular tourist attraction, given its proximity to the castles and the wild swans that inhabit the lake. Boats are available for rent and there is a wide variety of hiking trails in the vicinity.

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Located at 47.55 10.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Lakes of Bavaria

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Hohenschwangau