Schloss Schwarzburg

#2344 among destinations in Germany

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Schwarzburg Castle is a Baroque castle complex, nowadays mostly still in ruins, in the municipality of the same name in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district, about 65 km southeast of the Thuringian state capital Erfurt. Built on a ridge jutting out from the northwest into the valley of the Schwarza River and sloping steeply on three sides, the former ancestral home of the counts and later princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt dominates the region. As a result of extensive demolition work in the period from 1940 to 1942 and subsequent decades of neglect, only a few buildings have been preserved in their substance, including the ruins of the main building, the armory and the Emperor's Hall, which is open to the public. Schloss Schwarzburg has been undergoing extensive restoration for many years and can now be used for events.

Coordinates: 50°38'20"N, 11°11'38"E

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Schlossstr. 5Schwarzburg 07427 ThuringiaGermany

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+49 36730 22263

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Schloss Schwarzburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saalemaxx, Leibis-Lichte Dam, Deesbach Forebay, Burg Greifenstein.

7 miNE
50°42'19"N • 11°18'55"E
Saalemaxx, Rudolstadt
179 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Outdoor activities
2.8 miS
Dam
Leibis-Lichte Dam
71 min walk • The Leibis-Lichte Dam is a 102.5-metre-tall dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. The dam was completed in 2005 to impound the River Lichte, between the Lichte municipality section Geiersthal and Unterweissbach.
4.9 miS
Nature, Lake, Natural attraction
Deesbach Forebay
125 min walk • The Deesbach Forebay is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam.
4.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Greifenstein, Bad Blankenburg
119 min walk • Greifenstein Castle is a medieval castle ruin near Bad Blankenburg in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia. With its dimensions of about 25,000 square meters in area, it is one of the largest German castle ruins.
4.5 miW
Town
Königsee
115 min walk • Königsee is a town and a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 kilometres east of Ilmenau, and 35 kilometres south of Erfurt.
3.6 miN
Village
Rottenbach
93 min walk • Rottenbach is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Königsee.
5.9 miNW
Museum
Klosterruine Paulinzella
150 min walk • Paulinzella Monastery is a former Benedictine abbey, founded as a double monastery in Paulinzella in the Rottenbach Valley in Thuringia. The ruins of the monastery church are among the most important Romanesque buildings in Germany.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Aßberg
125 min walk • The Aßberg is a 703-m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland region of Thuringia, Germany. It is located close to the municipalities of Deesbach, Meura, Reichmannsdorf, and Schmiedefeld and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.