Kleiner Birnberg

Kleiner Birnberg is a peak in Gößweinstein, Forchheim, Bavaria and has an elevation of 541 metres. Kleiner Birnberg is situated near the hamlet Galgenberg, as well as near Liebenau.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Bärnfels Castle and Leienfels Castle.

Bärnfels Castle

Castle

Photo: Franck-N, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ruins of Bärnfels Castle are the remains of a late mediaeval aristocratic castle on the southern edge of the village of Bärnfels in the municipality of Obertrubach in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in Bavaria.

Leienfels Castle

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Leienfels Castle was a late medieval aristocratic castle, immediately northwest of the eponymous village of Leienfels in the region of Franconian Switzerland in Germany.

Filialkirche

Church

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Filialkirche is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pottenstein and Bärnfels.

Pottenstein

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Pottenstein is a town in Franconian Switzerland, in the district of Upper Franconia. Pottenstein is in the steep rocky gorge carved by the River Püttlach, with many interesting rock formations, overlooked by Pottenstein Castle since the 11th century.