Oberes Schloss
The Obere Schloss is a castle on the 307 m high Siegberg in the German town of Siegen. It was originally a medieval hill castle initially jointly owned by the Prince Bishop of Cologne and the Count of Nassau.Photo: Frank Behnsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Siegen, Germany (hilltop part of larger complex of buildings)
- Address: Oberes Schloß 3, Siegen, 57072
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Siegerlandmuseum in “Upper Palace” and Marien Kliniken Siegen.
Marien Kliniken Siegen
Hospital
Photo: Bubo bubo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marien Kliniken Siegen is a hospital, which is situated 380 metres north of Oberes Schloss.
Nikolaikirche (Siegen)
Church
Photo: Hoger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nikolaikirche (Siegen) is a church, which is situated 280 metres west of Oberes Schloss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weidenau and Geisweid.
Weidenau
Suburb
Photo: MadeleineSchäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weidenau is a suburban part of the city Siegen in Germany. Weidenau, a northern part of Siegen, shares borders with Niedersetzen in the north, Geisweid in the north-west, the central part of Siegen in the south, Birlenbach in the west, Bürbach in the south-east and Dreis-Tiefenbach, a part of the city of Netphen in the north-east.
Geisweid
Suburb
Photo: Kewsiegen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geisweid is a suburban part of the city Siegen in Germany. Geisweid, a northern part of Siegen, shares borders with Sohlbach in the north, Weidenau in the south-east, Langenholdinghausen in the west and Birlenbach in the south. Geisweid is situated 4½ km north of Oberes Schloss.
Niederdielfen
Village
Photo: MadeleineSchäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niederdielfen is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Oberes Schloss.
Oberes Schloss
- Categories: ruins, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg, South Westphalia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.87567° or 50° 52′ 32″ northLongitude
8.03009° or 8° 1′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9F2CV2GJ+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 43223249OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2009523
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Russian—“Oberes Schloss” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Horní zámek v Siegenu”
- Czech: “Oberes Schloss (Siegen)”
- Czech: “Oberes Schloss”
- Dutch: “Obere Schloss”
- French: “Oberes Schloss”
- German: “Oberes Schloss Siegen”
- German: “Oberes Schloss”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Oberes Schloss”
- Russian: “замок Оберес”
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