Franconia
Upper Franconia
Kronach

Rosenberg Fortress

Rosenberg Fortress is a fortress situated on a hill overlooking , a town in the region of , . It is one of the largest and best-preserved in Bavaria, having never been captured by force.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument in Bavaria, Germany
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fränkische Galerie and Kriegerdenkmal.

Museum
Photo: Tors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Memorial
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is a memorial, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Rosenberg Fortress.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 490 metres southwest of Rosenberg Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breitenloh (Kronach) and Ziegelerden.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Rosenberg Fortress.

Rosenberg Fortress

Latitude
50.24482° or 50° 14′ 41″ north
Longitude
11.32805° or 11° 19′ 41″ east
Elevation
380 metres (1,247 feet)
Open location code
9F2H68VH+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 39437345
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
11496857
Wiki­data ID
Q1408961
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Satellite Map

Discover Rosenberg Fortress from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Rosenberg Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vesting Rosenberg”
  • Finnish: “Rosenbergin linnoitus”
  • French: “Forteresse de Rosenberg”
  • German: “Festung Rosenberg”
  • German: “Veste Rosenberg”
  • Polish: “Festung Rosenberg”
  • Russian: “Крепость Розенберг”
  • Swedish: “Rosenbergs fästning”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rosenberg Fortress”. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.