Heunischenburg
The Heunischenburg is a stone fortification of the late Urnfield period near the Upper Franconian town of Kronach in Germany. Its heyday was in the 9th century BC, making it the oldest stone fortification north of the Alps that is known and archaeologically investigated.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sankt Bonifatius and Ellmerskapelle.
Sankt Bonifatius
Church
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Sankt Bonifatius is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Heunischenburg.
Ellmerskapelle
Chapel
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Ellmerskapelle is a chapel, which is situated 2 km northeast of Heunischenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgstall (Mitwitz) and Kaltenbrunn (Mitwitz).
Kaltenbrunn (Mitwitz)
Village
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Kaltenbrunn (Mitwitz) is a village.
Heunischenburg
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Stone fortification
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kronach, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Heunischenburg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heunischenburg”
- German: “Heunischenburg”
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