Ebersburg

#2570 among destinations in Germany

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Ebersburg, originally called Ebersberg, is the ruins of a hilltop castle located in the Harz Mountains in the Nordhausen district of Thuringia. It is located near Sägemühle, a hamlet in the municipality of Harztor. The castle was built in the 12th century and belongs to the Allzunah castles.

Coordinates: 51°33'14"N, 10°52'47"E

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Ebersburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hohnstein Castle, Stolberg Castle, Old Mint, Poppenberg.

2.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Hohnstein Castle
55 min walk • Hohnstein Castle, perched atop a rocky promontory in the Saxon Switzerland region of Germany, is a testament to medieval architecture and a storied past. This formidable fortress, with origins dating back to the early 12th century, has served various roles throughout...
3.5 miNE
Forts and castles
Stolberg Castle, Stolberg
90 min walk • Stolberg Castle is a palace in the town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It dates to the 13th century and stands above the town on a hill with steep drops on three sides. Since 2003 it has been completely restored and renovated by the German Foundation for Monument Conservation.
3.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum
Old Mint, Stolberg
90 min walk • The Old Mint is a protected timber-framed house in the town of Stolberg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The building houses the Old Mint Museum. It is located at No. 19, Niedergasse.
3.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Poppenberg
83 min walk • The Poppenberg is a tree-covered hill east of Ilfeld in the Harz mountains of Germany, at an elevation of 601 metres. Since 1897, there has been a 33-metre-high steel lattice observation tower on the summit.
3.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Grasburg
87 min walk • The Grasburg is a prehistoric refuge castle, in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, near Rottleberode in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Gänseschnabel, Ilfeld
111 min walk • The Gänseschnabel is a natural monument north of Ilfeld in Thuringia, Germany. It is a striking, free-standing rock pillar made of porphyry, which resembles the beak of a goose and from which there is a comprehensive view of the Behre valley looking towards Netzkater.
2.7 miNE
Tree
Hunrodeiche, Stolberg
70 min walk • The Hunrodeiche or, more rarely, the Hunrodseiche, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is an oak tree over 1,000 years old near Hainfeld in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
2.1 miN
Dam
Talsperre Neustadt
53 min walk • The Neustadt Dam, also known as the Nordhausen Dam, is the oldest dam in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany. It supplies drinking water to the town of Nordhausen. The dam is a curved gravity dam made of rubble stone, based on the Intze Principle.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Ziegenberg
63 min walk • The Ziegenberg is a low ridge between the villages of Benzingerode and Heimburg on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ridge is a designated nature reserve.
4.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sandlünz
120 min walk • The Sandlünz is a hill in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It is 516.2 m above sea level and located near Netzkater in the county of Nordhausen in the state of Thuringia.
3.9 miNW
Tower
Poppenberg Observation Tower
100 min walk • Poppenberg Observation Tower is a steel German lattice observation tower that is used for observation, at the same time, for communication. It is a truss tower located in the summit of Poppenberg. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Germany and was built in the year 1897. It was later on refurbished in 1994.

Ebersburg

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Ebersburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)