Thuisbrunn Castle

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.

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Castle
Description: cultural heritage monument in Bavaria, Germany
Also known as: “Burgruine Thuisbrunn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Katharina and Todsfelder Tal.

St. Katharina

Church

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Katharina is a church, which is situated 150 metres east of Thuisbrunn Castle.

Todsfelder Tal

Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Todsfelder Tal is situated 720 metres northeast of Thuisbrunn Castle.

Egloffstein Castle

Castle

Egloffstein Castle

Photo: Sven-121, CC0.

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. Egloffstein Castle is situated 1½ km northeast of Thuisbrunn Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thuisbrunn and Dietersberg.

Thuisbrunn

Village

Photo: Arnomane, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thuisbrunn is a village in the municipality of Gräfenberg and lies in the region of Franconian Switzerland in Germany.

Dietersberg

Hamlet

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dietersberg is a hamlet.

Hohenschwärz

Village

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hohenschwärz is a village.

Thuisbrunn Castle

Categories: archaeological site and historic site
Location: Gräfenberg, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.68853° or 49° 41′ 19″ north

Longitude

11.24755° or 11° 14′ 51″ east

Elevation

467 metres (1,532 feet)

Open location code

8FXHM6QX+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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In Other Languages

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

German: “Burg Thuisbrunn”
Turkish: “Thuisbrunn Kalesi”

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