7 Sights in Pottenstein, Germany (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Pottenstein, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Pottenstein. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
1. Burg Pottenstein
Pottenstein Castle is one of the oldest castles in Franconian Switzerland, a region in the German state of Bavaria. It stands on a rock above the eponymous town of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth. The castle is home to a museum and both may be visited for a fee.
2. Aussichtsturm Hohenmirsberger Platte
The Hohenmirsberger Platte observation tower is a 28-metre-high wooden tower with a viewing platform at a height of 22 metres, which was built on the Hohenmirsberger Platte northeast of the village of Hohenmirsberg in the municipality of Pottenstein. It has a pentagonal cross-section and has a transmitting antenna for broadcasting the radio program of the Mainwelle on 93.3 MHz with 100 watts ERP.
3. Burgruine Leienfels
Leienfels Castle was a late medieval aristocratic castle, immediately northwest of the eponymous village of Leienfels in the region of Franconian Switzerland in Germany. The village belongs to the borough of Pottenstein in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in Bavaria.
4. St. Matthäus und Erhard
The Roman Catholic, listed branch church of St. Matthäus and Eberhard is located in Kühlenfels, a district of the town of Pottenstein in the district of Bayreuth. The building is registered as a monument in the Bavarian List of Monuments under the monument number D-4-72-179-81. The church belongs to the parish of St. John the Baptist (Kirchenbirkig) of the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
5. Burgkapelle St. Maria
The Roman Catholic, listed castle chapel of St. Maria is located in Kohlstein, a part of the market town of Gößweinstein in the district of Forchheim. The building is registered as an architectural monument in the Bavarian List of Monuments under the monument number D-4-74-129-43. The chapel belongs to the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
6. Burg Kohlstein
Kohlstein Castle is situated on a rocky hillock in the village of Kohlstein northwest of Tüchersfeld and is the most recently built castle in Franconian Switzerland. It is also one of the smallest and most romantic castles. Today it is in private ownership and may not be visited.
7. Fränkische-Schweiz-Museum
The Franconian Switzerland Museum in Tuchsfeld is a regional museum that provides a comprehensive overview of Franconian Switzerland on approx. 800 m² of exhibition space, spread over 43 rooms. The museum is housed in a scenic location below towering limestone cliffs in the so-called Judenhof, an ensemble of buildings built on the site of the Lower Castle Tuchsfeld, which was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War.
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