Landkreis Coburg

Coburg is a Landkreis in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Lichtenfels, Bamberg and Haßberge, and by the state of Thuringia. The district surrounds, but does not include the city of Coburg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Callenberg Castle and Magdalenenkirche (Wiesenfeld bei Coburg).

Callenberg Castle

Castle

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Callenberg Castle is a schloss on a wooded hill in Beiersdorf, an Ortsteil of Coburg, Germany, 6 kilometres from the town centre. It was a hunting lodge and summer residence and has long been the principal residence of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Magdalenenkirche (Wiesenfeld bei Coburg)

Church

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Magdalenenkirche (Wiesenfeld bei Coburg) is a church.

Holy Trinity church (Unterlauter)

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coburg and Meeder.

Coburg

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Coburg is a city in Upper Franconia. Coburg has been a household name since the 19th century as the local, relatively minor noble family "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" managed to marry into plenty of European royal families, leading to "European family reunions" at their place during the Belle Epoque.