Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle
Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle is in Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Keep of Scharfenstein Castle, as well as near the grassland Burggarten.Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Fountain in the residential wing of the castle
- Also known as: “Zisterne”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scharfenstein Castle and Keep of Scharfenstein Castle.
Scharfenstein Castle
Photo: Doktor Chaos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scharfenstein Castle lies on an elongated hill spur above the village of Scharfenstein, in the municipality of Drebach in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany. The castle is one of 24 sites run by the state-owned State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony.
Keep of Scharfenstein Castle
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Rigorius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keep of Scharfenstein Castle is a scenic viewpoint.
Lutheran Church Drebach
Church
Photo: Liesel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Lutheran Church Drebach is situated 2½ km southwest of Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grießbach and Wilischthal.
Grießbach
Village
Grießbach is a village and a former municipality in the Ore Mountains in Saxony, Germany. It was absorbed into the municipality Venusberg in 1999, and became part of the municipality Drebach in January 2010. It counts approximately 690 inhabitants.
Wilischthal
Suburb
Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wilischthal is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle.
Venusberg
Village
Photo: Aagnverglaser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Venusberg is a village and a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Drebach. Venusberg is situated 3 km west of Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle.
Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle
- Categories: cistern and tourism
- Location: Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.70492° or 50° 42′ 18″ northLongitude
13.05552° or 13° 3′ 20″ eastOpen location code
9F2MP334+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 9793792872OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q136387371
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In Other Languages
“Cistern at Scharfenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Zisterne der Burg Scharfenstein”
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Highlights include Burggarten and Karlchen.
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