Ehrenbürg

Ehrenbürg is a nature reserve in Wiesenthau, Forchheim, Bavaria. Ehrenbürg is situated nearby to the locality Sankt Walpurgis, as well as near the village Schlaifhausen.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Schloss Wiesenthau and St. Bartholomäus.

Schloss Wiesenthau

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Schloss Wiesenthau stands on the northeastern edge of the eponymous municipality at the foot of the Ehrenbürg in northern Bavaria. The Renaissance building is a three-winged country house with 4 mid-16th century corner towers and the remains of an enceinte.

St. Bartholomäus

Church

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St. Bartholomäus is a church.

Steinerne Frau am Walberla bei Kirchehrenbach

Cliff

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Steinerne Frau am Walberla bei Kirchehrenbach is a cliff.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leutenbach and Weilersbach.

Leutenbach

Village

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Leutenbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Weilersbach

Village

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Weilersbach is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany.

Kunreuth

Village

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Kunreuth is a municipality in the district of Forchheim in Bavaria in Germany. The town is the location of Schloss Kunreuth. Since the 14th century the castle has belonged to the family of the Counts and Barons von Egloffstein who have also owned Egloffstein Castle since the 12th century.

Ehrenbürg

Type: Nature reserve
Description: nature reserve in Bavaria, Germany
Categories: Naturschutzgebiet and recreation area
Location: Wiesenthau, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.7169° or 49° 43′ 1″ north

Longitude

11.1571° or 11° 9′ 26″ east

Inception

2001

Open location code

8FXHP584+QR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 249057974

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q59413922

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Ehrenbürg” goes by many names.

German: “Ehrenbürg”
German: “Naturschutzgebiet Ehrenbürg”
German: “NSG Ehrenbürg”
Spanish: “Ehrenbürg”

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