Ilburg, Ilfeld

Name: Ilburg
Address: Ilfeld, Germany

#2 among attractions in Ilfeld

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The Ilburg today are the remains of a hilltop castle at 300 m above sea level on a mountain near Ilfeld in the northern part of the municipality of Harztor in the Nordhausen district. Today, only small remains of walls and foundations, most of which are completely overgrown, remain of the high medieval complex.

Coordinates: 51°34'47"N, 10°47'6"E

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Ilfeld Germany

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

Nearby attractions include: Hohnstein Castle, KZ Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora, Poppenberg, Carlshaushöhe.

2.3 miE
Forts and castles
Hohnstein Castle
60 min walk • Hohnstein Castle, perched atop a rocky promontory in the Saxon Switzerland region of Germany, is a testament to medieval architecture and a storied past. This formidable fortress, with origins dating back to the early 12th century, has served various roles throughout...
3.4 miSW
51°32'7"N • 10°45'9"E
KZ Gedenkstätte Mittelbau Dora, Nordhausen
86 min walk • Museum
1.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Poppenberg
49 min walk • The Poppenberg is a tree-covered hill east of Ilfeld in the Harz mountains of Germany, at an elevation of 601 metres. Since 1897, there has been a 33-metre-high steel lattice observation tower on the summit.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carlshaushöhe
136 min walk • The Carlshaushöhe is a mountain, 626.3 m, in the Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
3.5 miSW
Hill with a storied WWII history
Kohnstein
89 min walk • The Kohnstein is a hill in Thuringia, Germany, 2 kilometres southwest of the village of Niedersachswerfen and 3 kilometres northwest of the centre of the town of Nordhausen.
5.5 miNW
Memorial
Drei-Länder-Stein
141 min walk • The Drei-Länder-Stein is a boundary stone at the tripoint of the German federal states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia near the Großer Ehrenberg mountain in the Harz.
0.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Gänseschnabel, Ilfeld
13 min walk • The Gänseschnabel is a natural monument north of Ilfeld in Thuringia, Germany. It is a striking, free-standing rock pillar made of porphyry, which resembles the beak of a goose and from which there is a comprehensive view of the Behre valley looking towards Netzkater.
3.6 miE
Dam
Talsperre Neustadt
93 min walk • The Neustadt Dam, also known as the Nordhausen Dam, is the oldest dam in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany. It supplies drinking water to the town of Nordhausen. The dam is a curved gravity dam made of rubble stone, based on the Intze Principle.
4.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Ziegenberg
115 min walk • The Ziegenberg is a low ridge between the villages of Benzingerode and Heimburg on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ridge is a designated nature reserve.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sandlünz
35 min walk • The Sandlünz is a hill in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It is 516.2 m above sea level and located near Netzkater in the county of Nordhausen in the state of Thuringia.
0.9 miNE
Tower
Poppenberg Observation Tower
22 min walk • Poppenberg Observation Tower is a steel German lattice observation tower that is used for observation, at the same time, for communication. It is a truss tower located in the summit of Poppenberg. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Germany and was built in the year 1897. It was later on refurbished in 1994.