Hofkapelle

Hofkapelle is a church in Gößweinstein, Forchheim, Bavaria. Hofkapelle is situated nearby to the village Kohlstein, as well as near the cliff Dornröschenwand.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-74-129-43 (0) in Gößweinstein, Bavaria
Also known as: “Burgkapelle St. Maria”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kohlstein Castle and Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum.

Kohlstein Castle

Castle

Kohlstein Castle

Photo: MacElch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kohlstein Castle is situated on a rocky hillock in the village of Kohlstein northwest of Tüchersfeld and is the most recently built castle in Franconian Switzerland. Kohlstein Castle is situated 110 metres northeast of Hofkapelle.

Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum

Museum

Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum

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Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum is situated 1 km east of Hofkapelle.

Votivkapelle

Church

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Votivkapelle is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Hofkapelle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kohlstein and Tüchersfeld.

Kohlstein

Village

Photo: MacElch, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kohlstein is a village.

Tüchersfeld

Village

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Tüchersfeld is a church village in the Püttlach valley in Franconian Switzerland and belongs to the town of Pottenstein.

Hungenberg

Village

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hungenberg is a village.

Hofkapelle

Categories: chapel, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Gößweinstein, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.78759° or 49° 47′ 15″ north

Longitude

11.34751° or 11° 20′ 51″ east

Open location code

8FXHQ8QX+22

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=chapel

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

“Hofkapelle” goes by many names.

German: “Katholische Schlosskapelle St. Maria”
German: “St. Maria”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dornröschenwand and Märchenwand.

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