Egloffstein Castle

Egloffstein Castle is a former high mediaeval, aristocratic castle, that stands immediately west of the eponymous village of Egloffstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The castle may be visited for an entrance fee.

Photo: Sven-121, CC0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Bartholomäus Egloffstein and Todsfelder Tal.

St. Bartholomäus Egloffstein

Church

St. Bartholomäus Egloffstein

Photo: Rensi, Public domain.

St. Bartholomäus Egloffstein is a church.

Todsfelder Tal

Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Todsfelder Tal is situated 1¼ km south of Egloffstein Castle.

Thuisbrunn Castle

Castle

Thuisbrunn Castle

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thuisbrunn Castle is located centrally within the parish of Thuisbrunn in the municipality of Gräfenberg in the Bavarian province of Upper Franconia. After having been destroyed and rebuilt several times, the castle is now in private ownership. Thuisbrunn Castle is situated 1½ km southwest of Egloffstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dietersberg and Mostviel.

Dietersberg

Hamlet

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dietersberg is a hamlet.

Mostviel

Hamlet

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mostviel is a hamlet.

Hammerbühl

Village

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY 3.0.

Hammerbühl is a village.

Egloffstein Castle

Type: Castle
Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-74-124-1 (0) in Egloffstein, Bavaria
Categories: archaeological site, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Egloffstein, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.70262° or 49° 42′ 9″ north

Longitude

11.2572° or 11° 15′ 26″ east

Elevation

444 metres (1,457 feet)

Open location code

8FXHP734+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Egloffstein Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Egloffstein”
German: “Egloffstein, Burg”
Japanese: “シュロス”
Turkish: “Egloffstein Kalesi”

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