Bilzingsleben

#1996 among destinations in Germany

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Bilzingsleben is a former stone quarry in Thuringia, Germany, notable for its wealth of palaeolithic human fossils and artifacts. ()

Local name: Fundplatz Bilzingsleben Population: ~800 ppl (2019)Coordinates: 51°16'52"N, 11°4'7"E

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ThuringiaGermany

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Bilzingsleben – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thuringian Gate, Obere Sachsenburg, Regionalmuseum, Runneburg.

4.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Thuringian Gate
118 min walk • The Thuringian Gate near Sachsenburg, a district of Oldisleben, west of Heldrungen in central Germany, is where the gorge of the river Unstrut breaks out of the Thuringian Basin through the Hainleite and Schmücke hills to the north.
4.2 miE
Forts and castles
Obere Sachsenburg
107 min walk • Obere Sachsenburg is a castle ruin near Sachsenburg, a district of the town and rural municipality of An der Schmücke in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia.
5.2 miN
51°21'14"N • 11°6'7"E
Regionalmuseum, Bad Frankenhausen
134 min walk • Museum
5.6 miS
Forts and castles
Runneburg
142 min walk • Runneburg is located in the town of Weißensee in the district of Sömmerda in Thuringia.
4.3 miE
Forts and castles
Untere Sachsenburg
109 min walk • The Lower Sachsenburg, also called Unterburg or Hakenburg, is the ruin of a hilltop castle near Sachsenburg, a district of the municipality of An der Schmücke in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia.
6.4 miSW
Church
Sankt Martini
164 min walk • The town church of St. Martini stands in the town of Greußen in the Kyffhäuser district of Thuringia.
5.7 miN
Forts and castles
Oberburg, Bad Frankenhausen
146 min walk • Hausmannsturm is a high medieval fortification on a tiny hilltop above the town of Bad Frankenhausen on the southern edge of Kyffhäuser in the Kyffhäuser district of Thuringia. The castle is a protected monument whose grounds are used for tourism.