Schwarzenfels Castle
Schwarzenfels Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Schwarzenfels in Hesse, Germany. The castle was damaged and became a ruin in 1648 near the end of the Thirty Years War, but the German State of Hesse has restored portions of the castle and maintained the grounds around the castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rainer Lippert, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Burg Schwarzenfels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stiftes and Stoppelsberg bei Weichersbach.
Stiftes
Peak
Stiftes is a mountain of Hesse, Germany. Stiftes is situated 2½ km northeast of Schwarzenfels Castle.
Stoppelsberg bei Weichersbach
Nature reserve
Photo: Andalf303, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stoppelsberg bei Weichersbach is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km north of Schwarzenfels Castle.
Stoppelsberg
Peak
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stoppelsberg is a hill in Hesse, Germany. Stoppelsberg is situated 3 km north of Schwarzenfels Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Volkers and Bad Brückenau.
Volkers
Village
Photo: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Volkers is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Schwarzenfels Castle.
Bad Brückenau
Town
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bad Brückenau is a town, which is situated 9 km east of Schwarzenfels Castle.
Heubach
Village
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heubach is a village, which is situated 10 km north of Schwarzenfels Castle.
Schwarzenfels Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Sinntal, Gelnhausen, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.3002° or 50° 18′ 1″ northLongitude
9.67119° or 9° 40′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F2F8M2C+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 57722912OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1013942
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In Other Languages
“Schwarzenfels Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Schwarzenfels”
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Highlights include Hopfen-Berg and Friedhof Schwarzenfels.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Schwarzenfels Castle”. Photo: Rainer Lippert, Public domain.