Renaissance-Schloss

#2087 among destinations in Germany

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The ensemble of three Dornburg castles is located on the edge of a shell limestone rock plateau above the Saale River in Dornburg-Camburg, north of Jena in the German state of Thuringia. Since December 12, 2008, all three castles have been owned by the Thuringian Castles and Gardens Foundation.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°0'18"N, 11°40'0"E

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6 Max-Krehan-StraßeThuringiaGermany

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Renaissance-Schloss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jenzig, Botanical Garden, Camsdorf Bridge, Karl Schwarzschild Observatory.

4.8 miS
Mountain
Jenzig, Jena
124 min walk • The Jenzig is a distinctive Muschelkalk mountain in Jena, Germany. At 385.3 m above sea level, the Jenzig is one of the highest mountains in the Saale Valley area and is located northeast of the city center.
6.2 miSW
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Botanical Garden, Jena
159 min walk • The Botanischer Garten Jena is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
6.1 miSW
Bridge
Camsdorf Bridge, Jena
157 min walk • The Camsdorf Bridge is a bridge over the Saale river in Jena, Germany. It connects the city center of Jena with the suburb of Wenigenjena and is considered to be the oldest stone arch bridge in Jena.
2.6 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Karl Schwarzschild Observatory
66 min walk • The Karl Schwarzschild Observatory is a German astronomical observatory in Tautenburg near Jena, Thuringia. It was founded in 1960 as an affiliated institute of the former German Academy of Sciences at Berlin and named in honour of the astronomer and physicist Karl Schwarzschild.
6.3 miSW
Domed edifice for high-tech star-gazing
Planetarium Jena, Jena
160 min walk • The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. It was opened on July 18, 1926. The Zeiss-Planetarium is a projection planetarium. The planets and fixed stars are projected onto the inner surface of a white cupola.
6 miSE
Monastery
Bürgel Abbey
154 min walk • Bürgel Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Thalbürgel of the town of Bürgel in Saale-Holzland-Kreis district in Thuringia in Germany.
~380 ftNE
Forts and castles, Park, Palace
Dornburger Schlösser
2 min walk • The ensemble of the three Dornburg castles is located on the edge of a shell limestone rock plateau above the Saale River in Dornburg-Camburg, north of Jena in the German state of Thuringia.
5.4 miSW
50°56'24"N • 11°35'58"E
rocks. Kletterzentrum, Jena
137 min walk • Climbing
6 miNW
Village
Flurstedt
154 min walk • Flurstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Bad Sulza.
5.1 miSW
50°56'37"N • 11°36'7"E
DAV / BSV Kletterhalle Jena, Jena
130 min walk • Climbing
5.2 miSW
Church
Dorfkirche Closewitz, Jena
133 min walk • The Protestant village church of Closewitz is located in the district of Closewitz in the city of Jena in Thuringia. The church belongs to the church district of Jena.