Freienstein
#1972 among destinations in Germany
Facts and practical information
Freienstein Castle is the ruin of a spur castle near Beerfelden high above Gammelsbach, a district of Oberzent in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse. The Freienstein office is named after the castle.
Freienstein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Katzenbuckel, Carmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation, Odenwald, Burg Hirschhorn.
Inactive volcano with a lookout towerKatzenbuckel
135 min walk • Nestled in the lush landscape of the Odenwald region in Germany, Katzenbuckel is a testament to the area's fiery geological past. This extinct volcano, the highest peak in the Odenwald, rises to an elevation of 626 meters, offering breathtaking views of the surrounding...
Church, Gothic architectureCarmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation, Hirschhorn
157 min walk • The Carmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation at Hirschhorn in Hesse, Germany dates from 1406, when the Lord of Hirschhorn established a Carmelite monastery there. Its architectural style is late Gothic. In 1803, the monastery was dissolved, and the church deconsecrated.
Nature, Natural attraction, ForestOdenwald
120 min walk • The Odenwald is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Forts and castlesBurg Hirschhorn, Hirschhorn
158 min walk • Hirschhorn Castle, also known as Hirschhorn Castle, is a very well preserved spur castle and palace complex above the Hessian town of Hirschhorn, located on the Neckar River, on the border between Baden-Württemberg and Hesse.
Natural history museum, Museum, ParkNaturpark Neckartal-Odenwald, Eberbach
118 min walk • The Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park is one of the largest nature parks in Baden-Württemberg, Germany with a size of 1520 km². In the north, the Bergstraße-Odenwald Nature Park is located in Hesse and Bavaria, some areas in the north of Baden-Württemberg belong to both nature parks. The nature park is run by Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald e.
Forts and castlesBurg Eberbach, Eberbach
117 min walk • Eberbach Castle is the complex ruined complex of three spur castles above the town of Eberbach. Eberbach Castle consists of three separate castles, so that one should actually correctly speak of the castles of Eberbach.
ChurchSt. Johannes Nepomuk Kirche, Eberbach
116 min walk • St. John Nepomuk Church is a Catholic church in Eberbach in the Rhine-Neckar district in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. It was built between 1884 and 1887 and is already the fourth church on this site. It is considered a landmark of Eberbach.
ChurchChurch of St. Michael, Eberbach
120 min walk • The Evangelical Church of St. Michael in Eberbach in the Rhine-Neckar district in northwestern Baden-Württemberg was built between 1835 and 1841. The renaming from "Evangelische Stadtkirche" to "Michaelskirche", which took place only in 1976, goes...
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainOhrsberg, Eberbach
108 min walk • The Ohrsberg is an elevation in the town of Eberbach. The 236.1 m above sea level circulating mountain of the Neckar in the Odenwald characterizes the Eberbach townscape. On the summit are the remains of Ohrsberg Castle and the Ohrsberg Tower.
View pointOhrsbergturm, Eberbach
107 min walk • The Ohrsbergturm is a 17.5 meter high observation tower on the Ohrsberg, a 237 meter high elevation near Eberbach in the Odenwald. The Ohrsberg tower offers a view over the Neckar valley around Eberbach.
Hesse