Elferratshain

Elferratshain is a forest in Stadt Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Thuringia. Elferratshain is situated near the town Heldburg, as well as near the hamlet Einöd.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Heldburg Fortress and St. Leonhard.

Heldburg Fortress

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Heldburg Fortress is a high medieval hilltop castle. In the 16th century it was rebuilt into a renaissance castle. It rises on a 405-metre-high former volcanic cone, a part of the 'Heldburger Gangschar' volcanic region, 113 metres above the town of Heldburg in the Heldburger Land, the southern tip of the district Hildburghausen in Thuringia.

St. Leonhard

Church

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St. Leonhard is a church.

Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau

Church

Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stadtkirche Unserer Lieben Frau is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heldburg and Hellingen.

Heldburg

Town

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Heldburg is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, in central Germany. The municipality was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Gompertshausen and Hellingen.

Hellingen

Village

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Hellingen is a village and a former municipality in the region Heldburger Land in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Heldburg.