Walpersberg

#1895 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Walpersberg is a sandstone mesa on the west bank of the Saale near Kahla in Thuringia, Germany, formed around 60 million years ago. It is notable for formerly housing the REIMAHG-A aircraft factory, an underground facility for the production and assembly of the Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter jet during World War II. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1050 ftCoordinates: 50°47'48"N, 11°33'13"E

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ThuringiaGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Leuchtenburg, Jagdschloß Hummelshain, Dorfkirche, Kemenate.

2.6 miE
History museum, Forts and castles
Leuchtenburg, Seitenroda
67 min walk • The Leuchtenburg is a hilltop castle near Seitenroda in Thuringia. The redeveloped medieval castle complex is used for tourism and houses the exhibition Porzellanwelten Leuchtenburg, a museum and, as part of a modern extension, a walkable...
3.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Jagdschloß Hummelshain
95 min walk • The New Castle of Hummelshain is a castle in the municipality of Hummelshain in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia. It was built in 1880-85 as a hunting lodge and residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg by the Berlin architects Ernst von...
5.3 miSW
Church
Dorfkirche
136 min walk • The Lutheran village church of Uhlstädt stands in the village of Uhlstädt in the municipality of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia, Germany.
3.5 miW
Forts and castles
Kemenate
90 min walk • Kemenate Reinstädt is a massive residential tower from the early Renaissance period in the center of Reinstädt, a village in a side valley of the Saale River about 20 kilometers southwest of Jena.
5.1 miN
Church
St. Nicholas, Jena
130 min walk • The Church of St. Nicholas is the Lutheran house of worship in Leutra, part of the Maua district of the city of Jena in Thuringia, Germany.

Walpersberg

Facts and practical information

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

Leuchtenburg, Seitenroda

Jagdschloß Hummelshain

Dorfkirche

Kemenate

St. Nicholas, Jena