Thuringia
Hildburghausen
Stadt Heldburg

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 in the Heldburger Land, the southern tip of the district in .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Leonhard and Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau.

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

Church
Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Heldburg Fortress.

Building
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is a building, which is situated 1 km south of Heldburg Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heldburg and Holzhausen.

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

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Heldburg Fortress

Latitude
50.28889° or 50° 17′ 20″ north
Longitude
10.72884° or 10° 43′ 44″ east
Elevation
405 metres (1,329 feet)
Open location code
9F2G7PQH+HG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41670115
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2907011
Wiki­data ID
Q2521176
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