Heunischenburg
The Heunischenburg is a stone fortification of the late Urnfield period near the Upper Franconian town of Kronach in Germany. Its heyday was in the 9th century BC, making it the oldest stone fortification north of the Alps that is known and archaeologically investigated.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sankt Bonifatius and Ellmerskapelle.
Sankt Bonifatius
Church
Sankt Bonifatius is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Heunischenburg.
Ellmerskapelle
Chapel
Ellmerskapelle is a chapel, which is situated 2 km northeast of Heunischenburg.
Schloss Theisenort
Castle
Schloss Theisenort is a castle, which is situated 3 km south of Heunischenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgstall (Mitwitz) and Kaltenbrunn (Mitwitz).
Heunischenburg
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Stone fortification
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: Kronach, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.24234° or 50° 14′ 32″ north
Longitude
11.26347° or 11° 15′ 49″ east
Open location code
9F2H67R7+W9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Heunischenburg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Heunischenburg”
- German: “Heunischenburg”
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