The Castle Road () is a theme route in southern

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

(in

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

and

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

) and a small portion in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

, between

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

and

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. It was established in 1954. In 1994 it was possible to extend it to Prague. It leads through the Neckar valley, the Hohenlohe Plateau, the Franconian Heights, Franconian Switzerland, the

Fichtel Mountains The Fichtel Mountains (, ; ) is a mountain range in Germany and the Czech Republic. They extend from the valley of the Red Main River in northeastern Bavaria to the Karlovy Vary Region in western Czech Republic. The Fichtel Mountains contain an ...

and the Slavkov Forest. The Castle Road has a length of over .

List of places

The Castle Road at the moment passes, from west to east, the following places and landmarks. * D-

– Mannheim Palace * D- Schwetzingen – Schwetzingen Castle * D-

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; ; ) is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fifth-largest city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with a population of about 163,000, of which roughly a quarter consists of studen ...

– Heidelberg Castle, Old Inner City * D- Neckargemünd – Bergfeste Dilsberg * D- Neckarsteinach – Schadeck Castle, Hinterburg Castle, Mittelburg and Vorderburg * D- Hirschhorn (Neckar) – Hirschhorn Castle * D- Eberbach – Eberbach Castle * D- Zwingenberg - Zwingenburg * D- Neckargerach - Minneburg * D- Binau - Dauchstein Castle * D- Obrigheim – Neuburg Castle * D- Mosbach – historical town centre * D- Neckarzimmern – Hornberg Castle * D- Haßmersheim-Neckarmühlbach – Guttenberg Castle * D- Gundelsheim – Horneck Castle * D- Bad Rappenau – Heinsheim Castle, Ehrenberg Castle, Rappenau Water Castle * D- Bad Wimpfen –

Kaiserpfalz The term ''Kaiserpfalz'' (, "imperial palace") or ''Königspfalz'' (, "royal palace", from Middle High German ''phal ne'' to Old High German ''phalanza'' from Middle Latin ''palatia'' luralto Latin ''palatium'' "palace") refers to a number o ...

Wimpfen * D- Heilbronn – city itself * D- Weinsberg – Weibertreu ruins * D- Jagsthausen – Götzenburg (castle of Götz von Berlichingen) * D- Öhringen – Öhringen Castle * D- Neuenstein – Neuenstein Castle * D- Waldenburg – Waldenburg Castle * D- Schwäbisch Hall – Comburg * D- Kirchberg an der Jagst – Kirchberg Castle * D- Langenburg – Langenburg Castle * D-

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town located in the district of Ansbach (district), Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved Middle Ages, medieval old town, a d ...

– Rothenburg ob der Tauber, medieval town * D-

Ansbach Ansbach ( , ; ) is a city in the Germany, German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Mittelfranken, Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränk ...

– Margravial Residence, Orangery and Hofgarten * D-Romantic Franconia – Colmberg Castle, Veste Lichtenau, castle of the Teutonic Knights, Wolframs-Eschenbach * D- Abenberg – Abenberg Castle * D- Roth – Ratibor Castle * D- Nürnberg –

Nuremberg Castle Nuremberg Castle () is a group of medieval fortified buildings on a sandstone ridge dominating the historical center of Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany. The castle, together with the City walls of Nuremberg, city walls, is considered to be one ...

* D- Franconian Switzerland –

Forchheim, Ebermannstadt, Mark Wiesenttal, Egloffstein Castle, Gößweinstein Castle, Waischenfeld Castle, Aufsess Castle, Schloss Greifenstein * D- Ahorntal - Rabenstein Castle * D-

Bamberg Bamberg (, , ; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Bambärch'') is a town in Upper Franconia district in Bavaria, Germany, on the river Regnitz close to its confluence with the river Main (river), Main. Bamberg had 79,000 inhabitants in ...

– Altenburg Castle, Bamberg, New Residence * D- Rentweinsdorf - Schloss Rentweinsdorf * D- Ebern - historic old town, Schloss Eyrichsdorf, Rotenhan Castle ruins * D- Pfarrweisach - Lichtenstein Castle * D- Maroldsweisach - Altenstein Castle * D- Heldburg - Heldburg Fortress * D-

Coburg Coburg ( , ) is a Town#Germany, town located on the Itz (river), Itz river in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. Long part of one of the Thuringian states of the Ernestine duchies, Wettin line, it joined Bavaria by popular vote only ...

– Ehrenburg Palace, Veste Coburg, Callenberg Castle * D- Lichtenfels – Lichtenfels Castle * D-

Kronach Kronach (; ) is a Town#Germany, town in Upper Franconia, Germany, located in the Franconian Forest area. It is the capital of the Kronach (district), district Kronach. The town is equipped with a nearly complete city wall and Germany's biggest an ...

– Rosenberg Fortress * D- Kulmbach – Plassenburg * D-

Bayreuth Bayreuth ( or ; High Franconian German, Upper Franconian: Bareid, ) is a Town#Germany, town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtel Mountains. The town's roots date back to 11 ...

– New Palace Old Palace, Eremitage * CZ-

Cheb Cheb (; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River. Before the Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the G ...

– Eger Castle * CZ- Lázně Kynžvart – Königswart Castle (''Lazne Kynzvart'') * CZ- Loket – Elbogen Castle (''Hrad Loket'') * CZ- Bečov nad Teplou – Petschau Castle (''Hrad a zámek Bečov'') * CZ- Teplá – Teplá Abbey * CZ- Švihov – Svihov Castle (''Vodní hrad Švihov'') * CZ- Nezvěstice – Nebilovy Castle (''Zámek'' Nebílovy) * CZ- Šťáhlavy – Kozel Castle (''Zámek Kozel'') * CZ- Hořovice – Hořovice Castle * CZ- Zdice – Žebrák Castle (''Hrad Žebrák''), Točník Castle (''Hrad Točník'') * CZ- Křivoklát – Křivoklát Castle (''Hrad Křivoklát'') * CZ- Karlštejn – Karlštejn Castle * CZ-

– Prague Castle

Cycleway

There also exists a Cycleway "Burgenstraßen-Radweg".

Gallery

Image:SchlossEhrenhof 2017.jpg, Mannheim Palace Image:Schwetzingen Zirkelbau Festspiele 2002.jpg, Schwetzingen Image:SchlossHeidelberg2.jpg, Heidelberg Castle Image:Hirschhorn.jpg, Hirschhorn Image:Burg-Eberbach02.jpg, Eberbach Castle Image:Zwingenburg.jpg, Zwingenburg Image:Bad Wimpfen 2000 Blauer Turm by-RaBoe 02.jpg, Bad Wimpfen Image:Weinsberg.jpg, Weinsberg Castle Image:Neuensteinschloss.jpg, Neuenstein Castle Image:Schwaebisch Hall St Michael.jpg, Schwäbisch Hall Image:Schloss Langenburg 260604.jpg, Langenburg Castle Image:Rothenburg BW 25.JPG, Rothenburg town hall Image:Nuernberg Burg Panorama.jpg, Nuremberg Castle Image:GreifensteinSchloss.JPG, Greifenstein Castle Image:Bamberg Neue Residenz.jpg, New Residence in Bamberg Image:Coburg-Veste1.jpg, Veste Coburg Image:Plassenburg oben.jpg, Plassenburg Castle Image:Festspielhaus.jpg, Festival Theater in Bayreuth Image:071107-Loket-Castle-Hrad.jpg, Loket Image:Burgkarlstein02.jpg, Karlštejn Castle Image:Hradschin Prag.jpg, Prague

Literature

* Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Die Burgenstraße": ''Burgenstraßen-Radwanderführer''. Hrsg. Arbeitsgemeinschaft "Die Burgenstraße", Heilbronn. J. Fink-Kümmerly + Frey Verlag GmbH, Ostfildern * Hans Konrad Schenk: ''Hohenlohe vom Reichsfürstentum zur Standesherrschaft''. Swiridoff-Verlag Künzelsau, 2006.

External links

Official site in English
* http://www.burgen.strasse-online.de {{Authority control Tourist attractions in Bavaria German tourist routes Tourist attractions in Baden-Württemberg Tourist attractions in the Czech Republic