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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Germany
  • Also known as: “Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Veste Heldburg” and “Burg Heldburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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…

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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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Russian—“Heldburg Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Heldburg”
  • German: “Feste Heldburg”
  • German: “Veste Heldburg”
  • Japanese: “ヘルトブルク城”
  • Portuguese: “Veste Heldburg”
  • Russian: “Замок Хельдбург”
  • Russian: “Хельдбург”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Völkershausen and Einöd.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Französischer Bau and Helene.

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