Schloßberg (Pegnitz)

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Schlossberg
The Schloßberg with the city of Pegnitz

The Schloßberg with the city of Pegnitz

height 543  m above sea level NHN
location Pegnitz , District of Bayreuth , Bavaria ( Germany )
Coordinates 49 ° 45 '29 "  N , 11 ° 31' 59"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 45 '29 "  N , 11 ° 31' 59"  E
Schloßberg (Pegnitz) (Bavaria)
Schloßberg (Pegnitz)
particularities - Burgstall Böheimstein
- observation tower
- Hoher Fels ( ND )

The Schloßberg is 543  m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the urban area of Pegnitz in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth , Bavaria .

Geographical location

The Schloßberg is located in the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park in the eastern part of Franconian Switzerland . It rises directly west of the town of Pegnitz, in which the Pegnitz rises on the eastern slope of the mountain .

Burgstall Böheimstein

On the mountain was in the Middle Ages , the castle Böheimstein , the 1357-1402 for the Czech kingdom belonged. It was destroyed by Nuremberg residents during the Second Margrave War in 1553 . Today only a wall reminds of the castle.

Lookout tower and natural monument

Since 1923 there has been an observation tower on the wooded Schloßberg with a good view of the city and the surrounding area. The Hoher Fels natural monument is located on the southern slope of the mountain .

Individual evidence

  1. a b Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )

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See also