Burg Rabenstein, Ahorntal

Name: Burg Rabenstein
Address: Rabenstein 33, Ahorntal, 95491, Germany
Telephone: +49 9202 9700440

#1 among attractions in Ahorntal

Top attraction, View point, Forts and castles

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Rabenstein Castle is a former high medieval aristocratic castle in the municipality of Ahorntal in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°49'20"N, 11°22'15"E

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Rabenstein 33Ahorntal 95491 Germany

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+49 9202 9700440

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

Nearby attractions include: Teufelshöhle, Felsenbad, Gößweinstein Castle, Rabeneck.

5.2 miSE
Cave with dramatic limestone formations
Teufelshöhle, Pottenstein
132 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Pottenstein, Germany, the Teufelshöhle, or Devil's Cave, beckons adventurers and nature enthusiasts alike. This subterranean marvel is one of the largest and most visited caves in Germany, offering a fascinating journey into the...
4.6 miSE
Watersports, Amusement park, Water park
Felsenbad, Pottenstein
118 min walk • Felsenbad Pottenstein in Pottenstein is an outdoor swimming pool opened in 1926 and was already considered one of the most beautiful outdoor swimming facilities in Germany in its original form.
4 miSW
Forts and castles
Gößweinstein Castle, Gößweinstein
101 min walk • Gößweinstein Castle, also called Schloss Gößweinstein, is a mediaeval hilltop castle in Gößweinstein in the county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. It towers high above the market town and the River Wiesent and may have been the inspiration for Richard Wagner's grail castle in his opera, Parsifal.
2 miW
Town, Forts and castles
Rabeneck, Waischenfeld
50 min walk • Rabeneck Castle is a former high mediaeval aristocratic castle which stands high above the valley of the Wiesent in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria.
2.6 miS
Forts and castles
Tüchersfeld
67 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque Franconian Switzerland region of Bavaria, Germany, the enchanting village of Tüchersfeld is dominated by its striking landmark: the Tüchersfeld Castle. This historical edifice, perched atop a craggy rock formation, offers a window into the...
4 miSE
Park
Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park, Pottenstein
102 min walk • Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park is a nature park in North Bavaria. The nature park was established in 1995 and it covers an area that is almost coextensive with the natural region major unit of Northern Franconian Jura, the park being slightly larger.
3.9 miSE
Museum, Forts and castles
Pottenstein Castle, Pottenstein
100 min walk • Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland, a region in the German state of Bavaria. It stands on a rock above the eponymous town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth.
4.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Gaillenreuth Castle, Ebermannstadt
120 min walk • Gaillenreuth Castle is situated high above the Wiesent river on its upper western perimeter in the village of Burggaillenreuth. The village belongs to the borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. All that survives is the southern part of the hill castle.
5 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Neubürg
128 min walk • The Neubürg is a table hill in Mistelgau, Germany. It is part of the Franconian Jura and Franconian Switzerland.
4.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Alter Schlossberg
123 min walk • The burgstall of Alter Schlossberg is the site of an old castle located on a plateau-like hilltop, the so-called Schlossberg, about 500 metres southeast of Burggaillenreuth, a village in the borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim, in the south German state of Bavaria.
1.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Schlüsselberg Castle
36 min walk • Schlüsselberg Castle was a high medieval, aristocratic castle in the Franconian region of Germany. Its ruins lie on a hill above the Pulvermühle, a southern town quarter of Waischenfeld in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in Bavaria.