Schlüsselberg Castle
Schlüsselberg Castle was a high medieval, aristocratic castle in the Franconian region of Germany. Its ruins lie on a hill above the Pulvermühle, a southern town quarter of Waischenfeld in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in Bavaria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Sven-121, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Burgstall Schlüsselberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waischenfeld Castle and Hammermühle.
Waischenfeld Castle
Photo: Asio otus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waischenfeld Castle is a ruined rock castle on a rocky plateau a few metres west of the town of Waischenfeld in the province of Upper Franconia in the German state of Bavaria. Waischenfeld Castle is situated 1¼ km north of Schlüsselberg Castle.
Hammermühle
Building
Photo: Aufseßtaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hammermühle is a building, which is situated 490 metres north of Schlüsselberg Castle.
Hammermühle
Dwelling
Photo: Aufseßtaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hammermühle is a dwelling, which is situated 540 metres north of Schlüsselberg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heroldsberg-Tal and Langenloh.
Schlüsselberg Castle
- Categories: deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Waischenfeld, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.83444° or 49° 50′ 4″ northLongitude
11.34574° or 11° 20′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FXHR8MW+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2130734587OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1015915
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In Other Languages
“Schlüsselberg Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Schlüsselberg”
- German: “Burgstall Schlüsselberg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richtstätte and Guttenbürg.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Pulvermühle and Literaturweg Gruppe 47 - Station 5.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schlüsselberg Castle”. Photo: Sven-121, Public domain.