Rauenstein Castle

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Rauenstein Castle is a castle in the village of Rauenstein in the town of Pockau-Lengefeld in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe. The castle guarded the crossing over the River Flöha along the road from Freiberg to Annaberg. ()

Local name: Schloss Rauenstein Coordinates: 50°43'44"N, 13°12'4"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Lengefeld Lime Works, St Mary's Church, Lauterstein Castle, Saidenbach Dam.

2.2 miSW
Museum
Lengefeld Lime Works
58 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscapes of Saxony, Germany, the Lengefeld Lime Works stands as a testament to the industrial heritage and the long-standing tradition of lime production in the region. This historic site, now functioning as a museum, offers visitors a...
5.6 miS
Church, Gothic architecture
St Mary's Church, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
144 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Marienberg in the German state of Saxony is an Evangelical-Lutheran church in the southeast of the county of Erzgebirgskreis. It is the most recent of the three Ore Mountain Late Gothic hall churches.
4.2 miS
Forts and castles
Lauterstein Castle, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
107 min walk • Lauterstein Castle, in German Burg Lauterstein, also called Burgruine Niederlauterstein, is a medieval castle in Niederlauterstein, town of Marienberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony. It has been a ruin since the Thirty Years' War.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Saidenbach Dam
41 min walk • The Saidenbach Dam is a dam in the German state of Saxony. Its reservoir supplies drinking water to Chemnitz and, in conjunction with the Central Ore Mountain Dam System and its other dams - Neunzehnhain I und II and Einsiedel - contributes to the supply of the region covered by the South Saxony Long Distance Water Association.
4.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pilzhübel
114 min walk • Pilzhübel is a mountain in Saxony's Ore Mountains, southeastern Germany. Although its appearance is that of a broad hill without steep slopes, its geographical position allows for wide panoramic views of the surrounding valleys and peaks of the Ore Mountains including...
3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lauterbacher Knochen
78 min walk • The Lauterbacher Knochen is a 683-metre-high peak about one kilometre north of the village of Lauterbach in the municipality of Marienberg in the Ore Mountains.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Adlerstein
67 min walk • The Adlerstein is a 676-metre-high summit in the Saxon Ore Mountains near Lengefeld. At the top there is a historic triangulation station which was part of the Royal Saxon triangulation network.
7.1 miNE
50°47'52"N • 13°19'14"E
Mayoratsgut
180 min walk • Museum
5.1 miS
50°39'33"N • 13°9'38"E
Freizeitbad AQUA MARIEN, Marienberg
131 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Sport complex
5.1 miS
Town
Zöblitz, Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Park
131 min walk • Zöblitz is a town in the district Erzgebirgskreis, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, 5 kilometres east of Marienberg, and 30 kilometres southeast of Chemnitz. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the municipality of Marienberg.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dreibrüderhöhe
156 min walk • Dreibrüderhöhe or short Brüderhöhe is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is located near Marienberg in Saxony and can reached by a road branching off Bundesstraße 171, or on hiking routes from Marienberg, Wolkenstein, Lauta, Großrückerswalde or Gehringswalde, among...