Burg Glauburg

#2201 among destinations in Germany

Forts and castles

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Glauburg Castle is the ruin of a medieval hilltop castle on a basalt ridge 276 m above sea level of the Glauberg southeast of the municipality of Glauburg in the Wetterau district in Hesse.

Coordinates: 50°18'41"N, 9°0'53"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Glauberg, Engelthal Abbey, Lindheim Castle, Witch Tower.

0.5 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Glauberg
13 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Germany, Glauberg is a site that is steeped in history and cultural significance. This ancient locale is home to a remarkable archaeological discovery: the Glauberg Celtic oppidum and the iconic statue of a Celtic Prince, which dates back...
4.9 miSW
Monastery
Engelthal Abbey
125 min walk • Engelthal Abbey or St. Mary's Abbey, Engelthal, is a Benedictine nunnery in the Wetterau region, Hesse, Germany. Engelthal Abbey was a Cistercian nunnery from its foundation in 1268, until the secularisation of 1803.
2 miSW
Forts and castles
Lindheim Castle
51 min walk • Lindheim Castle is a former medieval castle in Lindheim, in the municipality of Altenstadt, Wetteraukreis county, in the German state of Hesse. In the Middle Ages the castle became a large joint inheritance or Ganerbschaft of lesser noble families, who were an important local power in the eastern Wetterau.
4.6 miE
Tower
Witch Tower, Büdingen
117 min walk • The Great Bulwark is the strongest medieval tower structure in the town of Büdingen in Hesse. It is located at the northwest corner of the fortification. The Witches' Tower is connected to the Great Bulwark by casemates.
4.5 miE
Tower
Großes Bollwerk, Büdingen
116 min walk • The Great Bulwark is the strongest medieval tower structure in the town of Büdingen in Hesse. It is located at the northwest corner of the fortification. The Witches' Tower is connected to the Great Bulwark by casemates.
4.8 miE
View point
Wilder Stein, Büdingen
124 min walk • The "Wilde Stein" in Büdingen is a striking and rare geotope consisting of columnar basalt. It was formed as a side vent of the Vogelsberg volcano.
3.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Wetterau, Altenstadt
88 min walk • The Wetterau is a fertile undulating tract, watered by the Wetter, a tributary of the Nidda River, in the western German state of Hesse, between the hilly province Oberhessen and the north-western Taunus mountains.
4.4 miE
50°17'21"N • 9°6'31"E
Public library, Büdingen
113 min walk • Library