Freiburg Region
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Gundelfingen

Zähringen Castle

The ruins of Zähringen castle is what remains of the ancestral seat of the Zähringer Alemannic noble family, located near . The Zähringer became a powerful ducal dynasty in the area of what is now South Germany and Switzerland in the high…
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Also known as: “Zaehringen”, “Zähringen castle”, and “Zähringer Burg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roßkopfturm and Roßkopf.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roßkopf tower is a 34.4 m high observation tower of steel frame structure commissioned and financed by the Schwarzwaldverein and built by the Freiburg architect Philipp Anton Lazy in 1889 on the 737 m high near Freiburg between the valley and the valley. is situated 2 km southeast of Zähringen Castle.

Peak
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is a mountain of , . The 737 m high Rosskopf is a mountain in the in the northeast of Freiburg and the southeast of .

Park
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is a botanical garden in the Herdern district at Schänzlestraße 1, , , and is associated with the University of Freiburg as the "Forschungs- und Lehrgarten der Universität Freiburg" of the Faculty of Biology. is situated 2½ km southwest of Zähringen Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zähringen and Herdern.

Suburb
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is the northernmost suburb of in , . Its population is 9,196.

Suburb
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is a quarter of in , Germany. is situated 2½ km southwest of Zähringen Castle.

Suburb
is a quarter of the German city . The district is located directly north of the old town with its numerous sights and includes the which is situated east of the city's historic center. is situated 3½ km southwest of Zähringen Castle.

Zähringen Castle

Latitude
48.02532° or 48° 1′ 31″ north
Longitude
7.88402° or 7° 53′ 3″ east
Elevation
471 metres (1,545 feet)
Open location code
8FW92VGM+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 145827513
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8504876
Wiki­data ID
Q29125
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tosk Albanian—“Zähringen Castle” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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