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Historic site

Ruine Türkenschanze

Located in Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District Coordinates: 46°29′42″ N 14°34′55″ E

Map showing the location of Ruine Türkenschanze Ruine Türkenschanze
Location in Austria
Nearest town
Bad Eisenkappel
1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Elevation
641 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLU Klagenfurt Airport25 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport32 km

About Ruine Türkenschanze

Ruine Türkenschanze is a historic site. Location: Eisenkappel-Vellach, Völkermarkt District. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Schloss Hagenegg and Waschnig.

Climate of Ruine Türkenschanze

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 168 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (182 mm)
Driest month
February (82 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Ruine Türkenschanze
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°21°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°7°11°13°12°9°6°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)8582114141144182163149150160168119

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ruine Türkenschanze

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 26 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 25 kmnorthwest
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 32 kmsouth
  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 85 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 26 kmnorthwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 50 kmsouth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 91 kmnortheast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 130 kmsouth
  • Zagreb Population: 663.6K 132 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Ruine Türkenschanze

Within 100 km: 198 historic and cultural sites, 1,075 natural sites, 444 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km193 places

  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 14 kmS
  • Grintavec Mountain 16 kmS
  • Kalški Greben Mountain 18 kmS
  • Storžič Mountain 21 kmSW

25–60 km414 places

  • Ribnica Lake Lake 53 kmE
  • Lake Bled Lake 40 kmW
  • Triglav Mountain 59 kmW
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 42 kmS

60–100 km1,110 places

  • Raša River 93 kmSW
  • Lake Bohinj Lake 60 kmSW
  • Prestreljenik Mountain 87 kmW
  • Pohorje Mountain 68 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bad Eisenkappel Village, Eisenkappel-Vellach
    1 km SE
  • Zauchen Village, Eisenkappel-Vellach
    2.7 km NW
  • Lobnig Village, Eisenkappel-Vellach
    3 km SE
  • Rechberg Village, Eisenkappel-Vellach
    3.7 km N

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