Merburg

Merburg is a ruined small castle near Homburg, Saarland, Germany. Details about the castle's builders and most of their owners are unknown. Parts of the fortification date to the early 12th century, likely at the location of an older refuge castle from the 10th century.

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Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin
Also known as: “Burgruine Merburg”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Waldstadion Homburg and Alte Tongrube.

Waldstadion Homburg

Stadium

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The Waldstadion Homburg is the home stadium of Regionalliga Südwest club FC 08 Homburg. It has a spectator capacity of 16,488. In the three seasons — 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1989–90 — that Homburg was in the Bundesliga, the average attendance was about 8,000 per game. Waldstadion Homburg is situated 1½ km west of Merburg.

Alte Tongrube

Nature reserve

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Alte Tongrube is a nature reserve.

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Church

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Mariä Himmelfahrt is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Merburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Homburg and Käshofen.

Homburg

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Homburg is a city in Saarland in Germany. It's midway between Kaiserlautern and Saarbrücken, and 20 km from the border with France. Its main attraction is the huge system of sandstone caves, tunnelled out since the 17th century as raw material for glass-making.