Sparrenberg Castle
Sparrenberg Castle, also known as the Sparrenburg, is a restored fortress in the Bielefeld-Mitte district of Bielefeld, Germany. It is situated on the Sparrenberg hill in the Teutoburg Forest and towers 60 metres above the city centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortification in Bielefeld, Germany
- Address: Am Sparrenberg, Bielefeld, 33602
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kunsthalle Bielefeld and Natural History Museum, Bielefeld.
Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Museum
Photo: Bielibob, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kunsthalle Bielefeld is a modern and contemporary art museum in Bielefeld, Germany. It was designed by Philip Johnson in 1968, and paid for by the businessman and art patron Rudolf August Oetker. Kunsthalle Bielefeld is situated 360 metres north of Sparrenberg Castle.
Natural History Museum, Bielefeld
Museum
Photo: G8w, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum in Bielefeld is a natural history museum in the city of Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 2003, it was given the additional name namu, which stands for the German words Natur, Mensch, and Umwelt. Natural History Museum, Bielefeld is situated 270 metres northeast of Sparrenberg Castle.
Spiegelshof
Manor estate
Photo: G8w, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spiegelshof is a manor estate, which is situated 280 metres northeast of Sparrenberg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethel and Dornberg.
Dornberg
Suburb
Photo: Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Dornberg is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northwest of Sparrenberg Castle.
Lämershagen-Gräfinghagen
Quarter
Photo: Grugerio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lämershagen-Gräfinghagen is a quarter, which is situated 7 km southeast of Sparrenberg Castle.
Sparrenberg Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bielefeld, Detmold, Teutoburg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.01489° or 52° 0′ 54″ northLongitude
8.52659° or 8° 31′ 36″ eastElevation
171 metres (561 feet)Inception
<1250Height
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9F4C2G7G+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 19789175OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Sparrenberg Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sparrenberg gaztelua”
- Cebuano: “Sparrenburg”
- Chinese: “斯帕伦贝格城堡”
- Dutch: “Sparrenberg Castle”
- French: “Sparrenburg”
- German: “Burg Sparrenberg”
- German: “Burg und Festung Sparrenberg”
- German: “Festung Sparrenberg”
- German: “Sparenburg”
- German: “Sparrenberg”
- German: “Sparrenburg”
- Hebrew: “טירת ספרנבורג”
- Italian: “Castello di Sparrenberg”
- Japanese: “シュパレンブルク城”
- Persian: “قلعه اسپارنبرگ”
- Polish: “Sparrenburg”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Sparrenburg”
- Spanish: “Sparrenburg”
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