Altenbrenda Castle, Rhön Biosphere Reserve

#9 among attractions in Rhön Biosphere Reserve

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Altenbrenda Castle was is a lowland castle, now reduced to a burgstall, located in the Großer Garten, 1000 metres northeast of the present village of Unterweißenbrunn in the borough of Bischofsheim an der Rhön in the Lower Franconian county of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°24'2"N, 10°2'53"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Kreuzberg, Gangolfsberg, Kreuzberg Group, Rother Kuppe.

3.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kreuzberg, Rhön-Grabfeld
94 min walk • The Kreuzberg is one of the Rhön Mountains in southern Germany. With about 928 m high it is the highest elevation of the Bavarian part of the Rhön, in the province of Lower Franconia.
4.8 miN
Mountain
Gangolfsberg, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
122 min walk • Gangolfsberg is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
3.7 miSW
Mountain
Kreuzberg Group, Rhön Biosphere Reserve
94 min walk • The Kreuzberg Group is a small range of low mountains in northern Bavaria, Germany, which is named after its highest peak, the Kreuzberg. The group is part of the Southern High Rhön, which is in turn part of the High Rhön, a mountain region within the East Hesse Highlands.
6.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Rother Kuppe
155 min walk • Rother Kuppe is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany.
4.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heidelstein
116 min walk • The Heidelstein, between Bischofsheim an der Rhön in the Bavarian county of Rhön-Grabfeld and Wüstensachsen in the Hessian county of Fulda, is a mountain, 925.7 m above sea level high, on the state border in the mountains of the High Rhön, part of the German Central Upland range of Rhön.
4.2 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Himmeldunkberg
107 min walk • The Himmeldunkberg or Himmeldunk is a 887.9 m above sea level m high, extinct volcano in the High Rhön in Germany. It straddles the Bavarian-Hessian state border.
7.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Totnansberg
193 min walk • The Totnansberg, occasionally also called the Totmannsberg, is the highest peak in the Black Mountains, a subunit of the Rhön in central Germany.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Long Rhön
113 min walk • The Long Rhön is a ridge in the Central Rhön which forms part of the High Rhön within the Rhön Mountains. The Long Rhön is an elongated basalt plateau in the centre, roughly 800 metres above sea level, which is only occasional interrupted by mountain peaks. Its highest mountain is the Heidelstein.
6.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Feldberg
167 min walk • The Feldberg is a mountain in the Rhön highlands in the German state of Hesse. It is 815.2 m above sea level. It is located about three kilometres northeast of Gersfeld in the county of Fulda, near the border with Bavaria and is part of the Hessian Rhön Nature Park and the Rhön Biosphere Reserve.
5.5 miNW
Zoo, Aquarium
Wildpark Gersfeld
140 min walk • Gersfeld Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in the Rhön Mountains of Hesse, about one kilometer southeast of Gersfeld on the Stecheller River in the Ehrengrund Valley. It is located at about 550 m above sea level, was opened in July 1972 and is one...
6.1 miNW
National park
Red Moor
156 min walk • One of the highlights of a visit to Red Moor is the opportunity to observe the native wildlife in its natural habitat. Birdwatchers will be in their element here, as the moor is a haven for a variety of bird species, including rare and endangered birds such as the...