Kufstein Fortress

The Kufstein Fortress is the main landmark of Kufstein, a town in Tyrol, Austria. It is sometimes wrongly referred to as Geroldseck Fortress. It is on a hill commanding Kufstein proper. Kufstein Fortress is 507 metres (1,663 ft) above sea level.

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  Siege of Kufstein ⓘ
  1809 siege

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  Battle of Waidring ⓘ
  1809 battle

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  Battle of Wörgl ⓘ
  1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition

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  Battle for Castle Itter ⓘ
  battle year 1945 in which U.S. infantry and armour, Wehrmacht Heer, French prisoners and Austrian partisans took Castle Itter from the occupying Waffen SS

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  Kufstein Fortress ⓘ
  fortress in Austria

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1809 Siege of Kufstein

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1809 Battle of Waidring

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1809 Battle of Wörgl

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1945 Battle for Castle Itter

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Kufstein-festung

Gierymski View of Kufstein Castle

339Kufstein Belagerung

Burg Kufstein (127942409)

Aleksander Gierymski - View of the Kufstein Fortress vicinity - MP 621 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw

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Festung Kufstein01

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• Der Kufstein und sein Thal - article in Meyer’s Universum, 1852

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1809	Siege of Kufstein	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Waidring	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1809	Battle of Wörgl	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle for Castle Itter	United States, Waffen-SS, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Burgenwelt page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Denkmalgeschütztes Objekt page@		Wikidata
site	castle	1205	Kufstein Fortress	castle, fortress, museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Kufstein-festung		Commons
commons	image		Gierymski View of Kufstein Castle		Commons
commons	image		339Kufstein Belagerung		Commons
commons	image		Burg Kufstein (127942409)		Commons
commons	image		Aleksander Gierymski - View of the Kufstein Fortress vicinity - MP 621 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw		Commons
commons	image		Festung kufstein 2 sk		Commons
commons	image		Festung kufstein sk		Commons
commons	image		Festung Kufstein01		Commons
commons	image		Festung Kufstein02		Commons
commons	image		Festung Kufstein01		Commons