Hanstein Castle, Bornhagen

Name: Hanstein Castle
Address: Hansteinstraße 16, Bornhagen, Germany

#1 among attractions in Bornhagen

Top attraction, History museum, Forts and castles

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Hanstein Castle is a ruined castle in Central Germany near Bornhagen in the Eichsfeld, situated above the river Werra in Thuringia. The name of the nobles von Hansteins, most notable Fritz Huschke von Hanstein, derived from the castle. ()

Local name: Burg Hanstein Coordinates: 51°20'22"N, 9°56'26"E

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Hansteinstraße 16Bornhagen Germany

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

Nearby attractions include: Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen, Burg Ludwigstein, Grüner See, Werleshausen.

3.5 miW
Garden, Park, Botanical garden
Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen, Witzenhausen
89 min walk • The Gewächshaus für tropische Nutzpflanzen is a botanical garden specializing in tropical crops, maintained by the University of Kassel. It is located in greenhouses at Steinstraße 19, Witzenhausen, Hesse, Germany, and open several afternoons per week.
1.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Burg Ludwigstein
47 min walk • Ludwigstein Castle is a 15th-century castle overlooking the river Werra and surrounded by woodland. It stands southwest of the town of Witzenhausen in North Hesse. Founded in 1415 the castle's buildings today were built in the 16th and 20th centuries. It was allowed to go to ruin in the late 19th century.
4.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grüner See
123 min walk • Grüner See is a lake in Hundelshausen, Hesse, Germany. At an elevation of 220 metres, its surface area is ca. 5,000 m2.
1.3 miSW
Village
Werleshausen
35 min walk • Werleshausen is a village in the northern part of Hesse, Germany. First recorded mention was in 876. Since 1972 it belongs to the town of Witzenhausen.
5.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Hohlstein
138 min walk • The Hohlstein, also known as Kammerbacher Höhle or Hilgershäuser Höhle, is a karst cave in a limestone portal on the Nixenbach. One of the largest caves in Hesse, the natural monument is located between the villages of Kammerbach and Hilgershausen...
2.9 miNE
Church
St. Matthäus
75 min walk • The Roman Catholic Church of St. Matthew is located in the municipality of Arenshausen in the Eichsfeld district of Thuringia, Germany.
~1500 ftNE
Monuments and statues
"Denkmal der Schande", Bornhagen
8 min walk • The Center for Political Beauty is an association of about 70 action artists and creatives led by philosopher and action artist Philipp Ruch.
4.6 miS
Church
Hospitalkapelle Allendorf, Bad Sooden-Allendorf
118 min walk • The Lutheran Holy Spirit Chapel, a single-nave hall church in the Allendorf district of the municipality of Bad Sooden-Allendorf in the Werra-Meißner district of the state of Hesse, is a listed building.