Burg Neuhaus

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Neuhaus Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 365 m above sea level in Neuhaus-Schierschnitz in Thuringia. It was the seat of the Schaumberger noble family in the 13th century.

Coordinates: 50°18'53"N, 11°14'38"E

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Schloßbergring 5Neuhaus-Schierschnitz 96524 ThuringiaGermany

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Burg Neuhaus – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sternwarte Sonneberg, Heunischenburg, German toy museum, Festung Rosenberg.

4.9 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Sternwarte Sonneberg, Sonneberg
126 min walk • Sonneberg Observatory is an astronomical observatory and was formerly an institute of the Academy of Science in the German Democratic Republic. It was founded in 1925 by Cuno Hoffmeister and is located in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany.
5.1 miS
Archaeological site
Heunischenburg
130 min walk • The Heunischenburg is a stone fortification of the late Urnfield period near the Upper Franconian town of Kronach in Germany. Its heyday was in the 9th century BC, making it the oldest stone fortification north of the Alps that is known and archaeologically investigated.
4.4 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum
German toy museum, Sonneberg
112 min walk • The German Toy Museum was founded in 1901 on the initiative of teacher Paul Kuntze and is located in Sonneberg, Thuringia. Since 1938, Germany's oldest toy museum has been housed in a building originally constructed in 1901 for the industrial and...
6.2 miSE
Forts and castles
Festung Rosenberg, Kronach
157 min walk • Rosenberg Fortress is a hilltop castle surrounded by a Baroque fortification above the Upper Franconian town of Kronach. It is one of the best preserved fortresses in Bavaria and has never been taken by force in its long history, whose verifiable...
6.1 miSE
Museum
Fränkische Galerie, Kronach
156 min walk • The Franconian Gallery in the Upper Franconian town of Kronach is a branch museum of the Bavarian National Museum in Munich. Opened on July 7, 1983, it is one of the first branches of the National Museum to be established as part of the Bavarian...
4.9 miS
Forts and castles
Wasserschloss Mitwitz, Mitwitz
125 min walk • The moated castle Mitwitz stands in the market town Mitwitz between Coburg and Kronach in the Steinachgrund at the mouth of the Föritz into the Steinach.
6.3 miSE
Church
Christ Church, Kronach
161 min walk • The Christuskirche is a listed Evangelical Lutheran church building in the Upper Franconian town of Kronach.
6.2 miSE
Fountain
Michaelsbrunnen, Kronach
158 min walk • The Michaelsbrunnen is a listed fountain on the market square of the Upper Franconian town of Kronach.
6.3 miSE
Church
Sankt Johannes der Täufer, Kronach
160 min walk • The Roman Catholic city parish church of St. John the Baptist stands on the south side of Melchior-Otto-Platz in the Upper Franconian city of Kronach. The building, parts of which date back to as early as the 14th century and is now a listed...
6.2 miSE
Memorial
Ehrensäule, Kronach
159 min walk • The Column of Honor is a monument on Melchior Otto Square in the Upper Franconian town of Kronach.
6.1 miSE
Tower
Stadtturm, Kronach
157 min walk • The city tower is a part of the former fortifications of the Upper Franconian city of Kronach in Bavaria. It served as a watchtower and fire watch until the early 20th century.