Heldburg Fortress

Heldburg Fortress is a high medieval hilltop castle. In the 16th century it was rebuilt into a renaissance castle. It rises on a 405-metre-high former volcanic cone, a part of the 'Heldburger Gangschar' volcanic region, 113 metres above the town of Heldburg in the Heldburger Land, the southern tip of the district Hildburghausen in Thuringia.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Leonhard and Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau.

St. Leonhard

Church

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St. Leonhard is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Heldburg Fortress.

Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau

Church

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Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Heldburg Fortress.

Apothekerturm (Heldburg)

Building

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Apothekerturm (Heldburg) is a building, which is situated 1 km south of Heldburg Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heldburg and Holzhausen.

Heldburg

Town

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Heldburg is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, in central Germany. The municipality was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Gompertshausen and Hellingen.