Leitsberg

Leitsberg is a peak in Gräfenberg, Forchheim, Bavaria and has an elevation of 570 metres. Leitsberg is situated nearby to the village Haidhof (Gräfenberg), as well as near Thuisbrunn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schlossberg Castle and Thuisbrunn Castle.

Schlossberg Castle

Castle

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The burgstall of Schlossberg Castle, also called the Burgstall on the Flöss or the Heidenstein, is a now levelled, probably high mediaeval, nobleman's castle.

Thuisbrunn Castle is located centrally within the parish of Thuisbrunn in the municipality of Gräfenberg in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia. After having been destroyed and rebuilt several times, the castle is now in private ownership.

St. Katharina

Church

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Katharina is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haidhof (Gräfenberg) and Thuisbrunn.

Haidhof (Gräfenberg)

Village

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haidhof (Gräfenberg) is a village.

Thuisbrunn

Village

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thuisbrunn is a village in the municipality of Gräfenberg and lies in the region of Franconian Switzerland in Germany.

Neusles

Hamlet

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neusles is a hamlet.

Leitsberg

Type: Peak with an elevation of 570 metres
Description: hill of Franconian Switzerland in the municipality of Gräfenberg, Bavaria, Germany
Categories: hill and landform
Location: Gräfenberg, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.68526° or 49° 41′ 7″ north

Longitude

11.2253° or 11° 13′ 31″ east

Elevation

570 metres (1,870 feet)

Open location code

8FXHM6PG+44

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1248307632

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

2878998

Wikidata ID

Q31317808

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Leitsberg” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Leits-Berg”
Dutch: “Leits-Berg”
German: “Leitsberg”
“Leitsberg”

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