Nuremberg Castle

Nuremberg Castle is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of in , . The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one of Europe's most formidable medieval fortifications.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 334 metres (1,096 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: fortification
  • Also known as
    “Imperial Castle”
    “Nuernberger Burg”
    “Nürnberger Kaiserburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Albrecht Dürer’s House and Pilatushaus.
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Albrecht Dürer's House is a Fachwerkhaus… is situated 160 metres southwest of Nuremberg Castle.
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The Historische Kunstbunker is a tunnel complex under…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gärten hinter der Veste and Lorenz.
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is a suburb.
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is a suburb.
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is a suburb.

Nuremberg Castle

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Latitude
49.45808° or 49° 27′ 29″ north
Longitude
11.07539° or 11° 4′ 31″ east
Open location code
8FXHF35G+65
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31013768
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6324595
Wiki­data ID
Q707396

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Nuremberg Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة نورمبرغ”
  • Armenian: “Նյուրնբերգ ամրոց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Nürnberq qalası”
  • Basque: “Nurenbergko gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Nürnberger Burg”
  • Chinese: “紐倫堡城堡”
  • Chinese: “纽伦堡城堡 皇帝堡”
  • Chinese: “纽伦堡城堡”
  • Czech: “Norimberský hrad”
  • Danish: “Nürnberger Burg”
  • Dutch: “Nuremberg Castle”
  • Dutch: “Nurnberger Burg”
  • Dutch: “Nürnberger Burg”
  • Esperanto: “Nurenberga burgo”
  • Finnish: “Nürnbergin linna”
  • French: “château de Nuremberg”
  • French: “Château de Nuremberg”
  • German: “Die Kaiserburg”
  • German: “Kaiserburg”
  • German: “Nürnberger Burg”
  • Hebrew: “טירת נירנברג”
  • Icelandic: “Kastalinn í Nürnberg”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Nürnberg”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Nürnberg”
  • Italian: “Castello Imperiale di Norimberga”
  • Japanese: “カイザーブルク城”
  • Japanese: “ニュルンベルク城”
  • Korean: “뉘른베르크성”
  • Korean: “카이저부르크 성”
  • Persian: “قلعه نورنبرگ”
  • Polish: “Nürnberger Burg”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Norymberdze”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Nuremberg”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Nuremberga”
  • Romanian: “Castelul din Nürnberg”
  • Russian: “Нюрнбергская крепость”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Nürnberg”
  • Slovenian: “Nürnberški grad”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Nuremberg”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Núremberg”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเนือร์นแบร์ค”
  • Turkish: “Nuremberg Kalesi”
  • Turkish: “Nürnberg Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Нюрнберзька фортеця”
  • Uzbek: “Nuremberg qal’asi”
  • Uzbek: “Nyurnberg qalʼasi”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Nürnberg”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلع نیورمبرگ”

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