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Königswinkel is a region in the Allgäu around the city of Füssen and the communities of Pfronten and Schwangau .

Königswinkel with Forggensee and royal castles

It is not a historical term; The name came into being only recently under the influence of tourism, which is important for the region and which arose mainly from the attraction of the castles rebuilt or newly built by the Wittelsbachers .

Characteristic the numerous (King) for the region and eponymous are castles, including Castle Hohenschwangau , Neuschwanstein Castle , the High Castle feet , the ruins of Falkenstein Castle under Ludwig II. Was intended to expand as the second fairytale castle, and the castle ruins Hohenfreyberg and Eisenberg .

These cultural attractions are embedded in an imposing, post-glacial hilly landscape with numerous lakes, including Forggensee , Bannwaldsee , Hopfensee and Alpsee , located in front of the foothills of the Ammergau Alps and the Tannheimer Mountains .

Coordinates: 47 ° 34 '  N , 10 ° 39'  E