Scharfenburg

#2752 among destinations in Germany

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The Scharfenburg, at times also called Scharfenberg, is the ruin of a more than 900-year-old hilltop castle in the district of Thal of the town of Ruhla in the Wartburgkreis in Thuringia.

Coordinates: 50°54'53"N, 10°23'49"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Bachhaus, Wartburg, mini-a-thür, Lutherhaus Eisenach.

5.1 miNW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Bachhaus, Eisenach
130 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Eisenach, Germany, the Bachhaus stands as a tribute to one of the world's most renowned classical composers, Johann Sebastian Bach. This historic museum, dedicated to Bach's life and work, is a must-visit destination for music lovers and history...
4.9 miNW
Square-towered stone castle with museum
Wartburg
126 min walk • Perched atop a precipitous rock in the Thuringian Forest, Wartburg Castle is a monumental testament to German history and culture. This well-preserved medieval palace, located near the town of Eisenach, Germany, has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.
2.1 miSW
Amusement, Amusement park
mini-a-thür
55 min walk • The mini-a-thür amusement park is located in Ruhla, Thuringia. The permanent exhibition features 1:25 scale models of Thuringian landmarks during the summer months in an outdoor area. In winter, the models are stored in a museum hall.
5.2 miNW
Museum, History museum
Lutherhaus Eisenach, Eisenach
134 min walk • The Lutherhaus in Eisenach is one of the oldest surviving half-timbered houses in Thuringia. Tradition holds that Martin Luther lived there with the Cotta family during his schooldays from 1498 to 1501.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Das verfluchte Jungfernloch, Eisenach
127 min walk • Das verfluchte Jungfernloch is a small rock cave on the eastern slope of a hill overlooking the Kälbergrund Valley in Eisenach, Germany, roughly 500m south of the Wartburg.
4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Kilianstein
103 min walk • The Kilianstein is a free-standing rock tower on the Hopfenberg hill in the eastern part of the Sembach valley in central Germany. It stands about 800 m east of the village of Winterstein on the northern slopes of the Thuringian Forest in Germany. The pinnacle is about 15 metres high and some 500 m above sea level.
4.9 miNW
Monastery
Eisenach Charterhouse, Eisenach
124 min walk • Eisenach Charterhouse is a former charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, in Eisenach in Thüringia, Germany, founded in 1378 and suppressed in 1525.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hopfenberg
96 min walk • The Hopfenberg is a wooded hill near Winterstein in the borough of Waltershausen, in the county of Gotha in the German state of Thuringia.
4.9 miNW
Museum
Gedenkstätte Goldener Löwe, Eisenach
126 min walk • The Golden Lion Memorial commemorates the founding congress of the Social Democratic Workers' Party in Eisenach in 1869.
4.1 miW
50°55'8"N • 10°18'12"E
Schloss Wilhelmsthal
105 min walk • Forts and castles
4.8 miNW
Park
Karthausgarten, Eisenach
124 min walk • The Kartausgarten Eisenach is the oldest botanical garden in the Wartburg city of Eisenach and is now located in the listed villa area of the southern city.

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