Grillenburg

#850 among destinations in Germany

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The Grillenburg is a ruined medieval castle in Grillenberg in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was a small knight's castle built for a ministerialis. ()

Local name: Burg Grillenburg Built: 1217 (807 years ago)Coordinates: 51°32'4"N, 11°18'52"E

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Langes Tal 15Sangerhausen 06526 Saxony-AnhaltGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Röhrigschacht, Europa-Rosarium, Wippra Dam, Moltke Watchtower.

1.8 miSW
Mine, History museum, Museum
Röhrigschacht, Sangerhausen
47 min walk • The Röhrigschacht is an old copper slate mine which is now is a mining museum and show mine in the village of Wettelrode in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
4.1 miS
Botanical garden, Park
Europa-Rosarium, Sangerhausen
105 min walk • The Europa-Rosarium, formerly the Rosarium Sangerhausen, is a municipal rose garden located in Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
5.1 miNW
Dam
Wippra Dam
131 min walk • The Wippra Dam or Wipper Dam is a dam on the river Wipper in the Harz mountains. It lies near Wippra, not far from Mansfeld and Hettstedt in Saxony-Anhalt. It was built between February 1951 and November 1952.
3.4 miSW
Tower
Moltke Watchtower
88 min walk • The Moltke Watchtower is an observation tower in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, near the village of Lengefeld, in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
3.8 miN
Village
Friesdorf
97 min walk • Friesdorf is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 6 March 2009, it has been part of the town Mansfeld.
4.4 miSE
Village
Emseloh
112 min walk • Emseloh is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Allstedt.
4.5 miN
Forts and castles
Rammelburg
114 min walk • Rammelburg is a district of the town of Mansfeld in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is located in the valley of the Wipper, about 5 kilometers northeast of the spa town of Wippra.