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.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 405 metres (1,329 feet)
- Description: castle in Germany
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover St. Leonhard and Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau.
St. Leonhard
St. Leonhard is a church.
1 km southwest of Heldburg Fortress
Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau
Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau is a church.
1 km south of Heldburg Fortress
Apothekerturm (Heldburg)
Apothekerturm (Heldburg) is a building.
1 km south of Heldburg Fortress
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heldburg and Holzhausen.
Heldburg Fortress
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Latitude
50.28889° or 50° 17′ 20″ north
Longitude
10.72884° or 10° 43′ 44″ east
Open location code
9F2G7PQH+HG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Russian—“Heldburg Fortress” goes by many names.
Kastelo HeldburgEsperanto
Localities in the Area
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