Heiligenburg Castle

Heiligenburg Castle is a castle on the hill of Heiligenberg in the district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. Heilgenberg is a 393 m high hill close to the town of Felsberg-Gensungen in North Hesse.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eppenberg Charterhouse and Evangelische Kirche Heßlar.

Eppenberg Charterhouse

Ruins

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Eppenberg Charterhouse was a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, now a ruin, situated on the Eppenberg next to the Heiligenberg in Gensungen, now part of Felsberg in Hesse, Germany. Eppenberg Charterhouse is situated 1¼ km north of Heiligenburg Castle.

Evangelische Kirche Heßlar

Church

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Evangelische Kirche Heßlar is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Heiligenburg Castle.

Felsburg

Castle

Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Felsburg is a partial ruin of a hill castle situated in Felsberg on the Eder River in the Schwalm-Eder district of North Hesse, Germany. Felsburg is situated 2½ km west of Heiligenburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brechelsdorf.

Brechelsdorf

Locality

Brechelsdorf was a village that was abandoned around the 14th to 15th century AD. There are no visible remains today. It was situated within the perimeter of the village of Altenbrunslar, which part of the town of Felsberg, in the district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in North Hesse, Germany. Brechelsdorf is situated 4½ km north of Heiligenburg Castle.

Heiligenburg Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin on the hill of Heiligenberg in the district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany.
Categories: mountain, archaeological site, grassland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Felsberg, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.13275° or 51° 7′ 58″ north

Longitude

9.45899° or 9° 27′ 32″ east

Open location code

9F3F4FM5+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169999390

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

Wikidata ID

Q1012261

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ladin—“Heiligenburg Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Heiligenburg Castle”
German: “Burg Heiligenberg”
German: “Burg Heiligenburg”
Ladin: “Heiligenburg Castle”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vereinshütte des Heiligenbergvereins e.V. and Wohnmobilstellplatz Burghotel Heiligenberg.

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