Burg Greifenstein, Bad Blankenburg

Name: Burg Greifenstein
Address: Greifensteinstraße 3, Bad Blankenburg, 07422, Germany
Telephone: +49 36741 2588

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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.

Coordinates: 50°41'26"N, 11°15'44"E

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Greifensteinstraße 3Bad Blankenburg 07422 Germany

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+49 36741 2588

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

Nearby attractions include: Feengrotten, Heidecksburg, Saalemaxx, Schloss Saalfeld.

5.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Feengrotten, Saalfeld
135 min walk • Nestled in the quaint town of Saalfeld, Germany, the Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes, known locally as Feengrotten, offer visitors a magical subterranean experience. This remarkable natural wonder is famed for its colorful underground cave system, which was once a slate mine...
4.1 miNE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Heidecksburg, Rudolstadt
104 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Thuringia, Heidecksburg Castle proudly stands as a testament to the rich history and architectural grandeur of Rudolstadt, Germany. This baroque palace, once the residence of the princes of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, now serves as a cultural beacon...
2.5 miNE
50°42'19"N • 11°18'55"E
Saalemaxx, Rudolstadt
65 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Outdoor activities
4.9 miSE
Church
Schloss Saalfeld, Saalfeld
126 min walk • Saalfeld Abbey was an important medieval Benedictine monastery and Imperial Abbey in Saalfeld, Thuringia, Germany. As an imperial abbey, the monastery was under the direct auspices of the Holy Roman Emperor, and enjoyed a degree of sovereignty equivalent to a small micro state within the Empire.
5.2 miSE
Museum
Museum im Kloster, Saalfeld
132 min walk • The Franciscan monastery of Saalfeld, also known as the Barfüßerkloster, in Saalfeld/Saale existed from about 1250 to 1534.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kulm
110 min walk • The Kulm is a hill, 481.9 m above sea level, near Saalfeld in the German state of Thuringia. It lies east of the Saale valley at the western tip of the Saale 'Knee' and is the local hill of the towns of Saalfeld and Rudolstadt.
3.8 miNE
50°43'17"N • 11°20'6"E
Schillerhaus, Rudolstadt
98 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Hoher Schwarm, Saalfeld
139 min walk • The Hohe Schwarm is the ruins of a castle in the Thuringian town of Saalfeld above the Saale River. Today, an imposing facade on the eastern edge of the old town still remains of the castle.
4.3 miW
Village
Rottenbach
110 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.
4.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Schloss Schwarzburg
119 min walk • 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.
5.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Schlösschen Kitzerstein, Saalfeld
139 min walk • Kitzerstein Castle is located near the High Black in Saalfeld/Saale on the city wall in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia.