Bärnfels Castle
The ruins of Bärnfels Castle are the remains of a late mediaeval aristocratic castle on the southern edge of the village of Bärnfels in the municipality of Obertrubach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Bavaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Franck-N, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-74-156-13 (0) in Obertrubach, Bavaria
- Also known as: “Bärnfels ruin”, “Burg Baernfels”, “Burgruine”, and “Ruine Bärnfels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Filialkirche and Leienfels Castle.
Filialkirche
Church
Photo: HvW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Filialkirche is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Bärnfels Castle.
Leienfels Castle
Leienfels Castle was a late medieval aristocratic castle, immediately northwest of the eponymous village of Leienfels in the region of Franconian Switzerland in Germany. Leienfels Castle is situated 2 km east of Bärnfels Castle.
St. Laurentius
Church
Photo: Subbass1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Laurentius is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Bärnfels Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bärnfels and Herzogwind.
Bärnfels Castle
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Obertrubach, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.71443° or 49° 42′ 52″ northLongitude
11.3438° or 11° 20′ 38″ eastElevation
506 metres (1,660 feet)Open location code
8FXHP87V+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 196255473OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Bärnfels Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Bärnfels”
- German: “Burgruine Bärnfels”
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