The Alte Burg is a
levelled early historical fortification in the western part of the
Hainich National Park
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in
Germany
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Location
The castle site is located about 3 kilometres (
as the crow flies
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) northeast of the centre of the village of
Berka vor dem Hainich
Berka vor dem Hainich is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
Nearby is the site of an early historical fortification known as the Alte Burg.
The music theorist
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up the "Long Valley" (''Langes Tal''), through which a medieval road ran to Craula. It lies immediately above the
abandoned village
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of ''Sülzrieden''.
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* Harald Rockstuhl / Frank Störzner: ''Hainich-Geschichtsbuch - Wanderung durch die Geschichte eines Naturerbes'', Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, 3rd revised edition 31 July 2003,
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Castles in Thuringia
Wartburgkreis