Merburg

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Merburg is a ruined small castle near Homburg, Saarland, Germany. Details about the castle's builders and most of their owners are unknown. Parts of the fortification date to the early 12th century, likely at the location of an older refuge castle from the 10th century. In 1179, a Count Dietrich von Merburg is documented. The castle was probably abandoned in the late 12th century. ()

Alternative names: Built: XII centuryCoordinates: 49°18'45"N, 7°22'33"E

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SaarlandGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle, Römermuseum Schwarzenacker, Zweibrücken Castle, Zweibrücken Observatory.

7.2 miSW
Church
Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle, Blieskastel
184 min walk • The Holy Cross Chapel also known as the Gnadenkapelle is located on the Han above Blieskastel in Saarland. As a place of pilgrimage, it belongs to the Blieskastel Monastery, built in 1929, and is visited by around 80,000 pilgrims annually.
3.4 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Römermuseum Schwarzenacker, Homburg, Saarland
87 min walk • Römermuseum Schwarzenacker is an archaeological open-air museum in Schwarzenacker, a district of Homburg, Saarland, Germany. The museum was constructed by archaeologist Alfonso Kolling, who also led the archaeological excavations at the site.
4.4 miS
Baroque architecture, Forts and castles
Zweibrücken Castle, Zweibrücken
113 min walk • Zweibrücken Castle is a building in the town of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It was built as a ducal palace in 1720-1725. It is the largest and most magnificent secular building in the Palatinate. It is now the seat of the Palatine Higher Regional Court, and of the Zweibrücken law courts.
3.6 miS
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Zweibrücken Observatory, Zweibrücken
92 min walk • Zweibrücken Observatory, or the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association, is a public observatory in Zweibrücken, Germany. Its dome was painted to resemble the Star Wars character R2-D2 in 2018.
4.5 miS
Church, Baroque architecture
Karlskirche, Zweibrücken
115 min walk • The Karlskirche is a church in Zweibrücken built in 1715, destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1970. It is one of two landmarks of the town with Alexander's Church. It was court church from 1733 to 1858. Its congregation forms part of today's United Evangelical Church of the Palatinate.
1.6 miN
Forts and castles
Karlsberg Castle
42 min walk • Karlsberg Castle is a castle ruin on Buchenberg east of Homburg in Saarland, Germany. The castle was constructed from 1778 to 1788 in Baroque and Classical style by Johann Christian von Mannlich, architect and general building director of the dukes of Zweibrücken, by order of Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken.
3.7 miSW
Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Wörschweiler Abbey, Homburg, Saarland
94 min walk • Wörschweiler Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Homburg in Saarland state, Germany. The monastery site is about 30 kilometres east of Saarbrücken, on a mountain called Marienberg.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Schwarzbach
115 min walk • The Schwarzbach is a river in southwestern Germany, left tributary of the Blies. Its source is in the Palatinate Forest, near Trippstadt. It flows through the states Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Towns along its course are Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Contwig and Zweibrücken. After 50 km, it flows into the Blies in Homburg-Einöd.
4.5 miS
Church
Alexanderkirche, Zweibrücken
116 min walk • The Alexander Church in Zweibrücken was a late Gothic hall church that was rebuilt in a greatly simplified form after being destroyed in World War II.
1.5 miW
Forts and castles
Burgruine Hohenburg, Homburg, Saarland
40 min walk • The Hohenburg, also called Homburg Castle or Fortress Hohenburg, is a ruined castle located Homburg in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It stands atop the 325 metres -high Schlossberg above the Schlossberg Caves.
4.3 miS
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Zweibrücken
111 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is a Catholic parish church in Zweibrücken. Next to the Alexander Church and the Karlskirche, it is the third oldest church building in Zweibrücken's city center in terms of construction history.