Eselsburg Castle
Eselsburg Castle is a levelled castle located above the town of Herbrechtingen in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: castle ruin
- Also known as: “Eselsburg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Falkenstein Castle and Hürbe-Ursprung.
Falkenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Falkenstein Castle is a ruined castle located near Dettingen am Albuch, a borough of Gerstetten, in Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anhausen and Giengen.
Anhausen
Village
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anhausen is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Eselsburg Castle.
Giengen
Town
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giengen is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb, about 30 kilometers northeast of Ulm on the Brenz River. Giengen is situated 5 km northeast of Eselsburg Castle.
Hermaringen
Village
Photo: Landwirt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermaringen is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Hermaringen is known as the birthplace of Georg Elser, who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 8 November 1939. Hermaringen is situated 6 km east of Eselsburg Castle.
Eselsburg Castle
- Categories: castle ruin and locality
- Location: Herbrechtingen, Heidenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.59931° or 48° 35′ 58″ northLongitude
10.18281° or 10° 10′ 58″ eastElevation
515 metres (1,690 feet)Open location code
8FWGH5XM+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 267626299OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Eselsburg Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Eselsburg Castle”
- German: “Burg Eselsburg”
- German: “Burgstall Eselsburg”
- Spanish: “Eselsburg Castle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buigen Rosshalde and Salenbüchle.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eselsburg and Spitzbubenhöhle.
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