Wachsenburg Castle

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Wachsenburg Castle is a castle in Amt Wachsenburg in the Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It is one of the Drei Gleichen, three hilltop castles east of Gotha. It was originally built in the 10th century. The castle was extensively reconstructed in the 17th and 19th century. The well-preserved castle now houses a museum, a hotel and a restaurant. ()

Local name: Veste Wachsenburg Coordinates: 50°51'30"N, 10°52'35"E

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Veste Wachsenburg 91ThuringiaGermany

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Wachsenburg Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bach Church, Ehrenburg, Gleichen, Schlossmuseum Arnstadt "Neues Palais".

3.5 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Bach Church, Arnstadt
88 min walk • Bach Church is the common name of a Protestant parish church in Arnstadt, Thuringia, Germany. It was officially named Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Kirche in 1935 because of its association with the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Ehrenburg
141 min walk • The Ehrenburg is a castle overlooking the city of Plaue in Thuringia.
1.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Gleichen
33 min walk • Gleichen is the name of two groups of castles in Germany, thus named from their resemblance to each other.
3.6 miSE
50°50'6"N • 10°57'0"E
Schlossmuseum Arnstadt "Neues Palais", Arnstadt
92 min walk • Museum
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Jonas Valley
82 min walk • Jonastal, situated in the Ilm-Kreis district in Germany between Crawinkel and Arnstadt and near to the town of Ohrdruf, was a scene of military construction under the National Socialist regime during the last years of the Second World War.
4.1 miSE
50°49'12"N • 10°56'57"E
Tierpark Fasanerie, Arnstadt
106 min walk • Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
4.9 miNW
50°53'29"N • 10°46'37"E
Bach-Stammhaus
125 min walk • Museum
2.2 miNW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Burg Gleichen
58 min walk • Gleichen Castle is a medieval castle ruin in Thuringia in the district of Wandersleben near Gotha. It is part of the castle ensemble of the Three Gleichen and today belongs to the Foundation of Thuringian Castles and Gardens.
3.7 miSE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Schloßruine Neideck, Arnstadt
94 min walk • Neideck Castle is a former moated castle in Arnstadt, Thuringia. Today, except for the castle tower, it is only preserved as a ruin.
0.5 miSE
Church
Trinity Church
13 min walk • Dreifaltigkeitskirche is the Lutheran village church of Holzhausen in the Ilm district of Thuringia. It belongs to the parish of Ichtershausen-Holzhausen in the Arnstadt-Ilmenau church district of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.
7.1 miSE
Church
St. Jakobus der Ältere
181 min walk • The Lutheran village church of St. James the Elder stands in Branchewinda, a district of the town of Arnstadt in the Ilm district in Thuringia. It belongs to the Marlishausen parish in the Arnstadt-Ilmenau church district of the Evangelical Church...