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Forchtenstein Castle
Burgenland, Austria
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Coordinates47°42′34″N 16°19′51″E / 47.70944°N 16.33083°E / 47.70944; 16.33083
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerHouse of Esterházy
Open to
the public
yes
Conditionmajor parts conserved
Site history
Builtbeginning 15th century
Built byLords of Mattersdorf

Forchtenstein Castle (German: Burg Forchtenstein; Hungarian: Fraknó vára; Croatian: Fortnavski grad) is a castle built in the Late Middle Ages near the municipality of Forchtenstein in northern Burgenland, Austria. Forchtenstein Castle is 511 metres (1,677 ft) above sea level.[1]

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