Cruz de Ferro
Cruz de Ferro is a historic site in Giengen, Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg. Cruz de Ferro is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Kagstein, as well as near the motorhome stopover Wohnmobilstellplatz Charlottenhöhle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charlotte Cave and Kaltenburg Castle.
Charlotte Cave
Cave
Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Charlotte Cave is a dripstone cave near Hürben, a district of Giengen, in the Swabian Jura in Baden-Württemberg. The cave is 587 meters long with side passages, lies 487.5 meters above sea level and is probably two and a half to three million years old. Charlotte Cave is situated 750 metres southwest of Cruz de Ferro.
Kaltenburg Castle
Ruins
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Kaltenburg Castle is a ruined castle, located in the Lonetal between the cities of Giengen and Niederstotzingen in the district of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Kaltenburg Castle is situated 700 metres southwest of Cruz de Ferro.
Hürbe-Ursprung
Spring
Photo: Freak-Line-Community, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hürbe-Ursprung is a spring, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Cruz de Ferro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eselsburg Castle and Hermaringen.
Eselsburg Castle
Village
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Eselsburg Castle is a levelled castle located above the town of Herbrechtingen in the Heidenheim district of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Eselsburg Castle is situated 3 km northwest of Cruz de Ferro.
Hermaringen
Village
Photo: Landwirt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermaringen is a municipality in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. Hermaringen is known as the birthplace of Georg Elser, who tried to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 8 November 1939. Hermaringen is situated 3½ km east of Cruz de Ferro.
Herbrechtingen
Town
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Herbrechtingen is a town in the district of Heidenheim in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the river Brenz, 7 km south of Heidenheim, and 28 km northeast of Ulm. Herbrechtingen is situated 5 km northwest of Cruz de Ferro.
Cruz de Ferro
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and wayside cross
- Location: Giengen, Heidenheim, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.58638° or 48° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
10.21717° or 10° 13′ 2″ eastOpen location code
8FWGH6P8+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 3065895515OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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