Rauenstein Castle

Rauenstein Castle is a castle in the village of Rauenstein in the town of Pockau-Lengefeld in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe. The castle guarded the crossing over the River Flöha along the road from Freiberg to Annaberg.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle in Lengefeld, Ore Mountains, Saxony
Also known as: “Rauenstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lengefeld-Rauenstein railway stop and Kgl.-sächs. Postmeilenstein Rauenstein.

Lengefeld-Rauenstein railway stop

Railway stop

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Lengefeld-Rauenstein railway stop is situated 220 metres northeast of Rauenstein Castle.

Kgl.-sächs. Postmeilenstein Rauenstein

Historic site

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Kgl.-sächs. Postmeilenstein Rauenstein is a historic site, which is situated 470 metres south of Rauenstein Castle.

Polish-Saxon Post Milestones Reifland

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Polish-Saxon Post Milestones Reifland is situated 1 km northeast of Rauenstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rauenstein and Lengefeld.

Rauenstein

Village

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Rauenstein is a village.

Lengefeld

Town

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Lengefeld is a town and a former municipality in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 23 km southeast of Chemnitz.