Coburg Fortress

The Veste Coburg is one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses of . It is situated on a hill above the town of , in the region of .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: one of the well-preserved medieval fortresses of Germany
  • Also known as: “Fortezza Coburgo”, “Franconian Crown”, “Fränkische Krone”, and “Veste Coburg”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Coburg Museum of Natural History and Landestheater Coburg.

Museum
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is situated 480 metres southwest of Coburg Fortress.

Theater building
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is a medium-sized three-division theatre in , , . is situated 1 km southwest of Coburg Fortress.

Church
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St. Augustine's Church is a parish church of the Roman… is situated 1 km southwest of Coburg Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Festungshof and Cortendorf.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a north-eastern district of the Bavarian city of .

Village
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is a village.

Coburg Fortress

Latitude
50.26382° or 50° 15′ 50″ north
Longitude
10.98101° or 10° 58′ 52″ east
Elevation
453 metres (1,486 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9F2G7X7J+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28077969
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11497137
Wiki­data ID
Q561923
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Coburg Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Coburgeko gotorlekua”
  • Catalan: “Veste Coburg”
  • Chinese: “維斯特科堡”
  • Danish: “Coburg fæstning”
  • Dutch: “Vesting Coburg”
  • Esperanto: “Citadelo de Koburgo”
  • Finnish: “Coburgin linnoitus”
  • French: “Coburg Forteresse”
  • French: “Forteresse de Cobourg”
  • French: “Veste Coburg”
  • German: “Veste Coburg”
  • Greek: “οχυρό του Κόμπουργκ”
  • Hebrew: “פסטה קובורג”
  • Italian: “Fortezza di Coburgo”
  • Japanese: “フェステ・コーブルク”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Coburgs festning”
  • Norwegian: “Veste Coburg”
  • Persian: “قلعه کوبورگ”
  • Polish: “Twierdza Coburg”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Coburgu”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Coburg”
  • Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Coburgo”
  • Romanian: “Veste Coburg”
  • Russian: “Кобургская крепость”
  • Russian: “Крепость Кобург”
  • Slovenian: “Veste Coburg”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza de Coburgo”
  • Swedish: “Coburgs fästning”
  • Swedish: “Veste Coburg”
  • Ukrainian: “Кобургська фортеця”
  • Ukrainian: “Фортеця Фесте Кобург”
  • Vietnamese: “Veste Coburg”
  • “Veste Coburg”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Thüringer Kreuz and Seidmannsdorf.

Nearby Places

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