Marienberg Fortress
Marienberg Fortress is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is a symbol of Würzburg and served as a home of the local prince-bishops for nearly five centuries.- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural heritage monument D-6-63-000-317 (0) in Würzburg, Bavaria
- Also known as: “Fortress Marienberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marienkirche and Fürstenbaumuseum.
Marienkirche
Church
The Marienkirche, Würzburg is a chapel located in the inner court of Marienberg Fortress in Würzburg, Bavaria. The first Christian church at this location was built in 706 by Duke Hedan II. Marienkirche is situated 150 metres east of Marienberg Fortress.
Felswand am Maschikuliturm
Protected area
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altstadt (Würzburg) and Höchberg.
Höchberg
Town
Höchberg is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. Höchberg borders, in the east, directly on the city of Würzburg. Höchberg consists of two main urban areas: Altort and Hexenbruch. Höchberg is situated 3 km west of Marienberg Fortress.
Marienberg Fortress
- Categories: fortress, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Würzburg, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.7898° or 49° 47′ 23″ north
Longitude
9.91924° or 9° 55′ 9″ east
Elevation
267 metres (876 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FXFQWQ9+WM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Marienberg Fortress” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن مارينبيرغ”
- Arabic: “قلعة مارينبيرغ”
- Armenian: “Մարիենբերգի ամրոց”
- Bashkir: “Мариенберг ҡәлғәһе”
- Belarusian: “Марыенбэрская крэпасьць”
- Belarusian: “Марыенбэрская фартэцыя”
- Bulgarian: “Крепост Мариенберг”
- Bulgarian: “Мариенберг”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa de Marienberg”
- Cebuano: “Festung Marienberg”
- Chinese: “玛利亚堡”
- Chinese: “玛利恩堡”
- Chinese: “瑪利恩堡”
- Croatian: “Tvrđava Marienberg”
- Dutch: “Marienberg Fortress”
- French: “forteresse de Marienberg”
- French: “Forteresse de Marienberg”
- German: “Festung Marienberg”
- German: “Marienberg”
- German: “Veste Marienberg”
- Greek: “Φρούριο του Μαρίενμπεργκ”
- Greek: “Φρούριο του Μάριενμπεργκ”
- Hebrew: “מבצר מריאנברג”
- Icelandic: “Kastalavirkið Marienberg”
- Italian: “Fortezza di Marienberg”
- Italian: “Fortezza Marienberg”
- Japanese: “マリエンベルク要塞”
- Macedonian: “Мариенберг”
- Polish: “Twierdza Marienberg”
- Portuguese: “Festung Marienberg”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Marienberg”
- Romanian: “Fortăreaţa Marienberg”
- Romanian: “Fortăreața Marienberg”
- Russian: “Крепость Мариенберг”
- Russian: “Мариенберг”
- Russian: “Укрепление Мариенберг”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tvrđava Marienberg”
- Slovak: “Festung Marienberg”
- Slovenian: “Festung Marienberg”
- Slovenian: “trdnjava Marienberg”
- Slovenian: “Trdnjava Marienberg”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Marienberg”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Montemaría”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza Marienberg”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Маріенберг”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Марієнберг”
- Western Panjabi: “قلع میرائنبرگ”
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