The Castle Road (german: Burgenstraße) is a
theme route
A scenic route, tourist road, tourist route, tourist drive, holiday route, theme route, or scenic byway is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty. It often passes by scenic viewpoints ...
in southern
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...
(in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
and
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
) and a small portion in the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
, between
Mannheim
Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's ...
and
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
It was established in 1954. In 1994 it was possible to extend it to Prague.
It leads through the Neckar valley, the Hohenlohe Plateau, the
Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper F ...
n Heights,
Franconian Switzerland
Franconian Switzerland (german: Fränkische Schweiz) is an upland in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany and a popular tourist retreat. Located between the River Pegnitz in the east and the south, the River Regnitz in the west and the River Main i ...
, the
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtel MountainsRandlesome, C. et al. (2011). ''Business Cultures in Europe'', 2nd ed., Routledge, Abingdon and New York, p. 52. . (german: Fichtelgebirge, cs, Smrčiny), form a small horseshoe-shaped mountain range in northeastern Bavaria ...
and the Kaiserwald (Slavkovský les).
The Castle Road has a length of over .
List of Places
The Castle Road at the moment passes, from west to east, the following places and landmarks.
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Mannheim
Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's ...
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Mannheim Palace
Mannheim Palace (german: Mannheimer Schloss) is a large Baroque palace in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was originally the main residence of the Prince-electors of the Electorate of the Palatinate of the House of Wittelsbach unt ...
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Schwetzingen
Schwetzingen (; pfl, Schwetzinge) is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, around southwest of Heidelberg and southeast of Mannheim.
Schwetzingen is one of the five biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and a medium-size ...
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Schwetzingen Castle
Schwetzingen Palace is a schloss in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Charles III Philip and Charles IV Theodore (of the House of Wittelsbach). It is situated in Schwetzinge ...
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Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...
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Heidelberg Castle
Heidelberg Castle (german: Heidelberger Schloss) is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demol ...
, Old Inner City
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Neckargemünd
Neckargemünd ( pfl, Neggergmin) is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz. This confluence of the t ...
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Bergfeste Dilsberg
Dilsberg Castle (german: Bergfeste Dilsberg) is a ruined castle located in Neckargemünd, Germany. It was built by the counts of Lauffen in the 12th century, but in the 14th century became part of the Electorate of the Palatinate. The castle beca ...
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Neckarsteinach
The four-castle town of Neckarsteinach lies on the Neckar in the Bergstraße district in the southernmost part of Hesse, Germany, 15 km east of Heidelberg.
Geography
Location
Both by way of transport and culture, Neckarsteinach's location ...
– Schadeck Castle, Hinterburg Castle, Mittelburg and Vorderburg
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Hirschhorn (Neckar)
Hirschhorn (Neckar) is a small town in the Bergstraße district of Hesse, Germany, and is known as "The Pearl of the Neckar valley”. Hirschhorn is a climatic health resort situated in the ''Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald''.
Geography
...
– Hirschhorn Castle
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Eberbach – Eberbach Castle
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Zwingenberg -
Zwingenburg
Zwingenberg Castle (german: Burg Zwingenberg), also called Zwingenberg or Schloss Zwingenberg, stands on the right bank of the River Neckar where it cuts through the Odenwald hills in central Germany. The castle is located in the municipality o ...
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Neckargerach
Neckargerach is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state ...
- Minneburg
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Binau
Binau is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
There are signs of human settlement in the area dating from the Bronze Age.
Binau is first mentioned in historical records in 769. The c ...
- Dauchstein Castle
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Obrigheim
Obrigheim ( South Franconian: ''Owweringe'') is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the mo ...
– Neuburg Castle
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Mosbach
Mosbach (; South Franconian: ''Mossbach'') is a town in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the seat of the Neckar-Odenwald district and has a population of approximately 25,000 distributed in six boroughs: Mosbach Town, Lohrbach, ...
– historical town centre
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Neckarzimmern
Neckarzimmern is a municipality in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neckarzimmern also was the main site of dispersal for the German Anti-Friction Bearings Industry during the Allied bombing of Germany. Thi ...
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Hornberg Castle
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Haßmersheim-Neckarmühlbach – Guttenberg Castle
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Gundelsheim –
Horneck Castle
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Bad Rappenau
Bad Rappenau (; South Franconian: ''Rappene'') is a city municipality in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated about northwest of Heilbronn.
Geography
Bad Rappenau is situated in the northeastern ...
– Heinsheim Castle,
Ehrenberg Castle
Ehrenberg Castle is a castle located in Reutte in Tyrol, Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation ...
, Rappenau Water Castle
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Bad Wimpfen
Bad Wimpfen () is a historic spa town in the district of Heilbronn in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It lies north of the city of Heilbronn, on the river Neckar.
Geography
Bad Wimpfen is located on the west bank of the River ...
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Kaiserpfalz
The term ''Kaiserpfalz'' (, "imperial palace") or ''Königspfalz'' (, "royal palace", from Middle High German ''phal ne'' to Old High German ''phalanza'' from Middle Latin ''palatia'' luralto Latin ''palatium'' "palace") refers to a number of ...
Wimpfen
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Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state.
From the late Middle Ages, it developed into an important trading centre. A ...
– city itself
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Weinsberg
Weinsberg ( South Franconian: ''Weischberg'') is a town in the north of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It was founded around 1200 and is situated in the Heilbronn district. The town has about 11,800 inhabitants. It is noted for its wi ...
– Weibertreu ruins
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Jagsthausen
Jagsthausen is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Roman Herzog
Roman Herzog (; 5 April 1934 – 10 January 2017) was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as the president of Germany from ...
– Götzenburg (castle of
Götz von Berlichingen
Gottfried "Götz" von Berlichingen (1480 – 23 July 1562), also known as Götz of the Iron Hand, was a German (Franconian) Imperial Knight (''Reichsritter''), mercenary, and poet. He was born around 1480 into the noble family of Berliching ...
)
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Öhringen
Öhringen ( East Franconian: ''Ähringe'') is the largest town in Hohenlohe (district) in the state of Baden-Württemberg, in southwest Germany, near Heilbronn. Öhringen is on the railline to Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim.
With a population ...
– Öhringen Castle
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Neuenstein – Neuenstein Castle
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Waldenburg –
Waldenburg Castle
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Schwäbisch Hall
Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of th ...
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Comburg
The Comburg (; also ''Grosscomburg'') is a former Benedictine monastery near Schwäbisch Hall, Germany.
History
In 1078, Burkhardt II, , donated his family's ancestral castle, on a hill overlooking the Kocher river and the town of Schwäbisch Ha ...
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Kirchberg an der Jagst
Kirchberg an der Jagst is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Jagst, 11 km northwest of Crailsheim.
The Second World War resistance member
Resistance may refer to:
Art ...
– Kirchberg Castle
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Langenburg
Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-li ...
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Langenburg Castle
Langenburg () is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on a hill above the river Jagst, 18 km northeast of Schwäbisch Hall. It is also the place where Wibele - small, sweet, biscuit-lik ...
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the ...
– Rothenburg ob der Tauber, medieval town
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Ansbach
Ansbach (; ; East Franconian: ''Anschba'') is a city in the German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränkische Rez ...
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Margravial Residence,
Orangery
An orangery or orangerie was a room or a dedicated building on the grounds of fashionable residences of Northern Europe from the 17th to the 19th centuries where orange and other fruit trees were protected during the winter, as a very larg ...
and
Hofgarten
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Franconia
Franconia (german: Franken, ; Franconian dialect: ''Franggn'' ; bar, Frankn) is a region of Germany, characterised by its culture and Franconian dialect (German: ''Fränkisch'').
The three administrative regions of Lower, Middle and Upper F ...
– Colmberg Castle, Veste Lichtenau, castle of the
Teutonic Knights
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
,
Wolframs-Eschenbach
Wolframs-Eschenbach is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 14 km southeast of Ansbach, and 36 km southwest of Nuremberg.
Wolframs-Eschenbach, formerly named ''"Eschenbach"'' and ''"Ober-Eschenbach"'', ...
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Abenberg
Abenberg () is a town in the Middle Franconian district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 9 km west of Roth bei Nürnberg and 25 km southwest of Nuremberg
Nuremberg ( ; german: link=no, Nürnberg ; in the local East Fra ...
– Abenberg Castle
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Roth Roth may refer to:
Places
Germany
* Roth (district), in Bavaria, Germany
** Roth, Bavaria, capital of that district
** Roth (electoral district), a federal electoral district
* Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany:
** Roth an der Our, in the district ...
– Ratibor Castle
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Nürnberg –
Nuremberg Castle
Nuremberg Castle (german: Nürnberger Burg) is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.
The castle, together with the city walls, is considered to be one ...
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Franconian Switzerland
Franconian Switzerland (german: Fränkische Schweiz) is an upland in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany and a popular tourist retreat. Located between the River Pegnitz in the east and the south, the River Regnitz in the west and the River Main i ...
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Kaiserpfalz
The term ''Kaiserpfalz'' (, "imperial palace") or ''Königspfalz'' (, "royal palace", from Middle High German ''phal ne'' to Old High German ''phalanza'' from Middle Latin ''palatia'' luralto Latin ''palatium'' "palace") refers to a number of ...
Forchheim
Forchheim () is a town in Upper Franconia (german: Oberfranken) in northern Bavaria, and also the seat of the administrative district of Forchheim. Forchheim is a former royal city, and is sometimes called the Gateway to the Franconian Switz ...
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Ebermannstadt
Ebermannstadt (; East Franconian: ''Ärmaschdood'') is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northeast of Forchheim and 25 km southeast of Bamberg.
Districts
*Breitenbach
*Ebermannstadt
*Gas ...
, Mark Wiesenttal,
Egloffstein Castle
Egloffstein Castle (german: Burg Egloffstein) is a former high mediaeval, aristocratic castle, that stands immediately west of the eponymous village of Egloffstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria.
The ...
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Gößweinstein Castle
Gößweinstein Castle (german: Burg Gößweinstein), also called Schloss Gößweinstein, is a mediaeval hilltop castle in Gößweinstein in the county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. It towers high above the market town and the Riv ...
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Waischenfeld Castle
Waischenfeld Castle (german: Burgruine Waischenfeld) is a ruined rock castle on a rocky plateau a few metres west of the town of Waischenfeld in the province of Upper Franconia in the German state of Bavaria.
History
The first clues to a castl ...
,
Aufsess Castle,
Schloss Greifenstein
Schloss Greifenstein is a castle in the mountainous Fraconian Switzerland (''Fränkische Schweiz'') region of Upper Franconia, Germany. Since 1691 Greifenstein, the "stone stronghold" of Heiligenstadt round its walls, is the seat of the noble ...
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Ahorntal
Ahorntal is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in the '' state (Bundesland)'' of Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...
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Rabenstein Castle
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Bamberg
Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main. The town dates back to the 9th century, when its name was derived from the nearby ' castl ...
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Altenburg Castle, Bamberg, New Residence
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Rentweinsdorf
Rentweinsdorf is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany.
References
Haßberge (district)
{{Haßberge-geo-stub ...
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Schloss Rentweinsdorf
''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house.
Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cogn ...
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Ebern
Ebern () is a town in the Haßberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of Bamberg. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann.
Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defens ...
- historic old town, Schloss Eyrichsdorf,
Rotenhan Castle
Rotenhan Castle (german: Burg Rotenhan) is a castle ruin about two kilometres north of the village of Eyrichshof in Lower Franconia in the south German state of Bavaria. Eyrichshof lies within the borough of Ebern in the district of Haßberge. ...
ruins
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Pfarrweisach
Pfarrweisach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany.
Geography
Location
Pfarrweisach lies in the Main-Rhön Region (Bavarian planning region no. 3).
Subdivisions
Pfarrweisach is divided into nine sub-muni ...
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Lichtenstein Castle
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Maroldsweisach
Maroldsweisach is a municipality in the district of Haßberge in Bavaria in Germany.
Culture and sights
* Alte Burg (Altenstein), the "Old Castle"
* Altenstein Castle
* Ditterswind Palace
* Hafenpreppach Palace
* Maroldsweisach Palace
* ...
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Altenstein Castle
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Heldburg
Heldburg is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. The municipality was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of Bad Colberg-Heldburg, Gompertshausen and Hel ...
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Heldburg Fortress
Heldburg Fortress (german: Veste Heldburg) is a high medieval hilltop castle. In the 16th century it was rebuilt into a renaissance castle. It rises on a former volcanic region to 'Heldburger Gangschar' counted, 405-metre-high volcanic cone, 113 m ...
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Coburg
Coburg () is a town located on the Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only in 1920. Until the revolution of 1918, it ...
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Ehrenburg Palace
Ehrenburg Palace (German: ''Schloss Ehrenburg'') is a palace in Coburg, Franconia, Germany. It served as the main Coburg residence for the ruling princes from the 1540s until 1918. The palace's exterior today mostly reflects Gothic Revival style.
...
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Veste Coburg
The Veste Coburg (Coburg Fortress) is one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses of Germany. It is situated on a hill above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria.
Geography
Location
Veste Coburg dominates the town of C ...
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Callenberg Castle
Callenberg Castle (''Schloss Callenberg'') is a castle on a wooded hill in Beiersdorf, an '' Ortsteil'' of Coburg, from the town centre. It was a hunting lodge and summer residence and has long been the principal residence of the House of Saxe ...
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Lichtenfels –
Lichtenfels Castle
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Kronach
Kronach ( East Franconian: ''Gronich'') is a town in Upper Franconia, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.
Kronach is the birthplace of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Maximilian von Welsch, as well ...
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Rosenberg Fortress
Rosenberg Fortress (German: ''Festung Rosenberg'') is a fortress situated on a hill overlooking Kronach, a town in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the largest, best-preserved, and most complete fortresses in Bavaria. ...
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Kulmbach
Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town is famous for Plassenburg Castle, which houses the largest tin soldier museum in the world, and for its sausages, or ''Bratwürste''.
Geography
Location
K ...
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Plassenburg
Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs (later th ...
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Bayreuth –
New Palace Old Palace,
Eremitage
The Hermitage Hunting Lodge (Danish: or ) is located in Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The hunting lodge was built by architect Lauritz de Thurah in Baroque style from 1734 to 1736 for Christian VI of Denmark in order to host royal banq ...
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Cheb
Cheb (; german: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře.
Before the 1945 expulsion of the German-speaking population, the town was the centre of the German-s ...
– Eger Castle
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Lázně Kynžvart
Lázně Kynžvart (german: Bad Königswart, Königswart, Königswarte) is a spa town in Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. It is known for the Kynžvart Castle.
Lázně Kynžvart is famous for its ...
– Königswart Castle (''Lazne Kynzvart'')
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Loket
Loket (; german: Elbogen) is a town of in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town centre itself features Loket Castle, a 12th-century Gothic castle. The town centre is well pres ...
– Elbogen Castle (''Hrad Loket'')
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Bečov nad Teplou
Bečov nad Teplou (german: Petschau) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.
Administrat ...
– Petschau Castle (''Hrad a zámek Bečov'')
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Teplá
Teplá (german: Tepl) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone.
Administrative parts
Villages of ...
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Teplá Abbey
Teplá Abbey ( cs, Klášter Teplá; german: Stift Tepl) is a Premonstratensian abbey in Teplá in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is included in the Archdiocese of Prague.
History
Teplá Abbey was founded in 1193 by the b ...
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Švihov – Svihov Castle (''Vodní hrad Švihov'')
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Nezvěstice
Nezvěstice is a municipality and village in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
Nezvěstice lies approximately south-east of Plzeň and south-west of Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Pra ...
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Nebilovy Castle (''Zámek'' Nebílovy)
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Šťáhlavy
Šťáhlavy is a municipality and village in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It lies south-east from Plzeň.
Administrative parts
Village of Šťáhlavice is an administrative part ...
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Kozel Castle (''Zámek Kozel'')
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Hořovice –
Hořovice Castle
Hořovice Castle is a castle in the town of Hořovice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
History
It was built in two parts. The so-called "Old Castle" was built in the Gothic style in the 14th century, and the "New Castle" was ...
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Zdice
Zdice is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Villages of Černín and Knížkovice are administrative parts of Zdice.
Geography
Zdice is located abou ...
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Žebrák Castle
Žebrák Castle (German ''Burg Bettlern'') lies in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. More accurately, it is in the Beroun District above the village of Točník and from the village of Žebrák. It was built by the Zajíc family ...
(''Hrad Žebrák''), Točník Castle (''Hrad Točník'')
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Křivoklát
Křivoklát (german: Pürglitz) is a market town in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. It is known for the Křivoklát Castle.
Administrative parts
Villages of Častonice and ...
– Křivoklát Castle (''Hrad Křivoklát'')
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Karlštejn
Karlštejn Castle ( cs, hrad Karlštejn; german: Burg Karlstein) is a large Gothic castle founded in 1348 by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor-elect and King of Bohemia. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as well ...
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Karlštejn
Karlštejn Castle ( cs, hrad Karlštejn; german: Burg Karlstein) is a large Gothic castle founded in 1348 by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor-elect and King of Bohemia. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as well ...
Castle
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Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
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Prague Castle
Prague Castle ( cs, Pražský hrad; ) is a castle complex in Prague 1 Municipality within Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 9th century. It is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. The castle was a seat of power for ki ...
Cycleway

There also exits a Cycleway "Burgenstraßen-Radweg".
Gallery
Image:SchlossEhrenhof 2017.jpg, Mannheim Palace
Image:Schwetzingen Zirkelbau Festspiele 2002.jpg, Schwetzingen
Image:SchlossHeidelberg2.jpg, Heidelberg Castle
Image:Hirschhorn.jpg, Hirschhorn
Image:Burg-Eberbach02.jpg, Eberbach Castle
Image:Zwingenburg.jpg, Zwingenburg
Image:Bad Wimpfen 2000 Blauer Turm by-RaBoe 02.jpg, Bad Wimpfen
Image:Weinsberg.jpg, Weinsberg Castle
Image:Neuensteinschloss.jpg, Neuenstein Castle
Image:Schwaebisch Hall St Michael.jpg, Schwäbisch Hall
Image:Schloss Langenburg 260604.jpg, Langenburg Castle
Image:Rothenburg BW 25.JPG, Rothenburg town hall
Image:Nuernberg Burg Panorama.jpg, Nuremberg Castle
Image:GreifensteinSchloss.JPG, Greifenstein Castle
Greifenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Filisur of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is included on the register of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance.
History
The ca ...
Image:Bamberg Neue Residenz.jpg, New Residence in Bamberg
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Image:071107-Loket-Castle-Hrad.jpg, Loket
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Literature
* Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Die Burgenstraße": ''Burgenstraßen-Radwanderführer''. Hrsg. Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Die Burgenstraße", Heilbronn. J. Fink-Kümmerly + Frey Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern
* Hans Konrad Schenk: ''Hohenlohe vom Reichsfürstentum zur Standesherrschaft''. Swiridoff-Verlag Künzelsau, 2006.
External links
Official site in English* http://www.burgen.strasse-online.de
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