Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum, Pottenstein

Name: Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum
Address: Am Museum 5, Pottenstein, 91278, Germany
Telephone: +49 9242 1640

#5 among attractions in Pottenstein

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The Franconian Switzerland Museum in Tüchersfeld is a regional museum that provides a comprehensive overview of Franconian Switzerland on about 800 m² of exhibition space, distributed in 43 rooms. The museum is housed in a scenic location below towering limestone cliffs in the so-called Judenhof, an ensemble of buildings erected in place of the Lower Castle of Tüchersfeld, which was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War.

Coordinates: 49°47'7"N, 11°21'40"E

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Am Museum 5Pottenstein 91278 Germany

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+49 9242 1640

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Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gößweinstein Castle, Tüchersfeld, Kohlstein Castle, Basilika zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit.

1.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Gößweinstein Castle, Gößweinstein
41 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.
~340 ftSE
Forts and castles
Tüchersfeld
2 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...
0.6 miW
Forts and castles
Kohlstein Castle
16 min walk • Kohlstein Castle is situated on a rocky hillock in the village of Kohlstein northwest of Tüchersfeld and is the most recently built castle in Franconian Switzerland. It is also one of the smallest and most romantic castles. Today it is in private ownership and may not be visited.
1.5 miSW
Church
Basilika zur Heiligsten Dreifaltigkeit, Gößweinstein
39 min walk • The Basilica of Gößweinstein is a basilica minor in the municipality of Gößweinstein. The basilica is the second largest pilgrimage site in the Archdiocese of Bamberg and also the largest Trinity pilgrimage site in Germany.