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Kulmbach

Plassenburg

Plassenburg is a castle in the city of in . It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany
  • Address: Festungsberg 26, Kulmbach, 95326
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter (Kulmbach) and Adelspalast.

Church
Photo: PeterBraun74, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 260 metres southwest of Plassenburg.

Historic house
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic house, which is situated 320 metres southwest of Plassenburg.

Town hall
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 410 metres west of Plassenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ziegelhütten (Kulmbach) and Petzmannsberg.

Village
Photo: Benreis, CC0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Holy-DYVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Benreis, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Plassenburg

Latitude
50.10817° or 50° 6′ 29″ north
Longitude
11.46387° or 11° 27′ 50″ east
Elevation
425 metres (1,394 feet)
Open location code
9F2H4F57+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7673165726
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
2853412
Wiki­data ID
Q678992
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Plassenburg” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Plassenburg gaztelua”
  • Bulgarian: “Пласенбург”
  • Chinese: “拜羅伊特”
  • French: “château de Plassenburg”
  • French: “Château de Plassenburg”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Plassenburg”
  • German: “Plassenburg”
  • Greek: “Πλάσενμπουρκ”
  • Hebrew: “פלזנבורג”
  • Italian: “Castello di Plassenburg”
  • Polish: “Plassenburg”
  • Romanian: “Plassenburg”
  • Russian: “Плассенбург”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Plassenburg”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Plassenburgo”
  • Swedish: “Plassenburg”
  • Turkish: “Plassenburg”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Плассенбург”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلع پلاسنبرگ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plassenburg”. Photo: El Grafo, CC BY-SA 4.0.