Map of the Castle Road

The Castle Road (German: Burgenstraße) is a stretch of highway in southern Germany (in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg) and a small portion in the Czech Republic, between Mannheim and Prague. For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... Location Coordinates , , Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE1 Capital Stuttgart Minister-President Günther Oettinger (CDU) Governing parties CDU / FDP Votes in Bundesrat 6 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  35,752 km² (13,804 sq mi) Population 10,741,000 (11/2006)[1]  - Density... Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: , Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ...

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 Hights, Franconian Switzerland, the Fichtelgebirge and the Kaiserwald (Slavkovský les). The Castle Road has a length of over 1.000 Kilometers. Franconia (German: Franken) is a historic region in modern Germany, which today forms three administrative regions of the German federal state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... Franconian Switzerland valley in the Franconian Switzerland village in the Franconian Switzerland The Franconian Switzerland (German Fränkische Schweiz) is an upland in Upper Franconia, northern Bavaria. ... The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. ...

List of Places

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

• D-Mannheim – Mannheim Palace
• D-Schwetzingen – Schwetzingen Castle
• D-Heidelberg – Heidelberg Castle, Old Inner City
• D-Neckargemünd – Mountain castle Dilsberg
• D-Neckarsteinach – Castle Schadeck, castle Hinterburg, Mittelburg and Vorderburg
• D-Hirschhorn (Neckar) – Castle Hirschhorn
• D-Eberbach – Castle Eberbach
• D-Zwingenberg - Zwingenburg
• D-Neckargerach - Minneburg
• D-Binau - Castle Dauchstein
• D-Obrigheim – Castle Neuburg
• D-Mosbach – historical town centre
• D-Neckarzimmern – Castle Hornberg
• D-Haßmersheim-Neckarmühlbach – Castle Guttenberg
• D-Gundelsheim – Castle Horneck
• D-Bad Rappenau – Castle Heinsheim, Castle Ehrenberg, Watercastle Rappenau
• D-Bad Wimpfen – Kaiserpfalz Wimpfen
• D-Heilbronn – City itself
• D-Weinsberg – ruin Weibertreu
• D-Jagsthausen – Götzenburg (castle of Götz von Berlichingen)
• D-Öhringen – Castle Öhringen
• D-Neuenstein – Castle Neuenstein
• D-Waldenburg – Castle Waldenburg
• D-Schwäbisch Hall – Comburg
• D-Kirchberg an der Jagst – Castle Kirchberg
• D-Langenburg – Castle Langenburg
• D-Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Rothenburg ob der Tauber, medieval town
• D-Ansbach – margraveial residence, Orangerie and Hofgarten Ansbach
• D-Romantic Franconia – Castle Colmberg, Veste Lichtenau, castle of the Teutonic Knights Wolframs-Eschenbach
• D-Abenberg – Castle Abenberg
• D-Roth – Castle Ratibor
• D-Nürnberg – Nuremberg Castle
• D-Franconian Switzerland – Kaiserpfalz Forchheim, Ebermannstadt, Mark Wiesenttal, Burg Egloffstein, Castle Gößweinstein, Castle Waischenfeld, Castle Aufsess, Castle Greifenstein
• D-Bamberg – Castle Altenburg, New Residence in Bamberg
• D-Coburg – Castle Ehrenburg, Veste Coburg, Castle Callenberg
• D-Lichtenfels – Castle Lichtenfels
• D-Kronach – Fortification Rosenberg]
• D-Kulmbach – Plassenburg
• D-Bayreuth – New Castle Bayreuth, Old Castle Bayreuth, Eremitage
• CZ-Cheb – Castle Eger
• CZ-Lázně Kynžvart – Castle Königswart (Lazne Kynzvart)
• CZ-Loket – Castle Elbogen (Hrad Loket)
• CZ-Bečov nad Teplou – Castle Petschau (Hrad a zámek Bečov)
• CZ-Teplá – Monastery Teplá
• CZ-Švihov – Castle Švihov (Vodní hrad Švihov)
• CZ-Nezvěstice – Castle Nebilau (Zámek Nebílovy)
• CZ-Šťáhlavy – Castle Kozel (Zámek Kozel)
• CZ-Hořovice – Castle Hořovice
• CZ-Zdice – Castle Žebrák (Hrad Žebrák), Castle Točník (Hrad Točník)
• CZ-Křivoklát – Castle Křivoklát (Hrad Křivoklát)
• CZ-Karlštejn – Castle Karlštejn
• CZ-Prague (Praha) – Prague Castle

Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... The Mittelbau of Mannheim Palace, as of December 2006, seen from West. ... Schwetzingen is a German city lying in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, around 10 km southwest of Heidelberg and 15 km southeast of Mannheim. ... Schloss Schwetzingen Schwetzingen Castle ---- (more info) Stage 2 : In Progress (How-to) comment here Gnasher72 18:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC) Cultural significance Gnasher72 01%   18:02, 9 December 2006 (UTC) Join this translation   ---   Update those informations (instructions)   Schwetzingen Castle was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Karl III... Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The castle in the early 19th century The Heidelberg Castle (German: Heidelberger Schloss) is a famous ruin in Germany and is the symbol of the city of Heidelberg. ... Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. ... Neckarsteinach is a town in the Kreis Bergstraße, in Hesse, Germany. ... Old town view, December 2005 Hirschhorn (Neckar) is a small town in the south of Hesse and is also known as Pearl of the Neckar River Valley. Hirschhorn is accredited as recreational and health resort and is located in the natural park Bergstraße-Odenwald. ... Eberbach can refer to: Eberbach-Seltz , a commune of the Bas-Rhin département in France. ... Zwingenberg (Baden) is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Neckargerach is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Binau is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Obrigheim is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Mosbach and the other cities on the Neckar River Watershed of the Rhine River Mosbach is the capital of the Neckar-Odenwald district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany about 58 km east of Heidelberg. ... Neckarzimmern is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Haßmersheim is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Gundelsheim may refer to places in Germany: Gundelsheim, Baden-Württemberg Gundelsheim, Bavaria Category: ... Bad Rappenau is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Bad Wimpfen is a historic spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Kaiserpfalz refers to castles accross the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Emperor. ... View of the Heilbronn centre of town toward the Wartberg. ... Weinsberg castle ruin Weinsberg is a small town in the north of the German state Baden-Württemberg. ... Jagsthausen is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... An 18th Century engraving of Götz von Berlichingen. ... Öhringen is a town in Hohenlohe (district) in the state of Baden-Württemberg,Germany near Heilbronn by the railways to Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim. ... Neuenstein is a town in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Waldenburg is a town in Germany, eastwards of Heilbronn in Hohenlohe (district), Baden-Württemberg. ... Schwäbisch Hall (or Hall for short) is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg; it is the capital of the district of Schwäbisch Hall. ... Comburg was a Benedictine monastery near Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. ... Kirchberg an der Jagst is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Arms of Langenburg Langenburg is a town in the district of Schwäbisch Hall, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Town Hall Square of Rothenburg A famous street in Rothenburg at Koboldzellersteig and Spittalgasse Town wall of Rothenburg Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, well known for its well-preserved medieval old town. ... Ansbach, or Anspach, originally Onolzbach, is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... Categories: Stub ... Franconia (German: Franken) is a historic region in modern Germany, which today forms three administrative regions of the German federal state of Bavaria: Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken). ... For the state, see Monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. ... Abenberg is a town in the district of Roth, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Roth may refer to: // Roth (district), a district in Bavaria Roth bei Nürnberg, the capital of that district Roth, Moselle, a village in France Andrew Roth Ann Roth, American costume designer Arnold Roth, American cartoonist Cecil Roth, British-Israeli historian Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress Claudia Roth Dagmar Roth-Behrendt... Nuremberg coat of arms Location of Nuremberg Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Nuremberg castle Nuremberg Castle is located on a mountain north of the historical city of Nuremberg. ... Franconian Switzerland valley in the Franconian Switzerland village in the Franconian Switzerland The Franconian Switzerland (German Fränkische Schweiz) is an upland in Upper Franconia, northern Bavaria. ... Kaiserpfalz refers to castles accross the Holy Roman Empire which served as temporary, secondary seats of power for the Emperor. ... There are communes and places that have the name Forchheim in Germany: Municipalities Forchheim (Oberfranken) , in the Forchheim district, Bavaria Forchheim am Kaiserstuhl , in the Emmendingen, Baden-Württemberg Subdivisions Forchheim (Beilngries) Forchheim (Döbeln) Forchheim bei Karlsruhe, a locality in Rheinstetten Forchheim (Erzgebirge) , a locality of Pockau Forchheim (Oberpfalz... Ebermannstadt is a town in the district of Forchheim, in Bavaria, Germany. ... Bamberg is a town in Bavaria, Germany. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... There are two towns named Lichtenfels in Germany Lichtenfels, Hesse Lichtenfels, Bavaria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Historical town center of Kronach with the river Hasslach in front Kronach is a town in Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. ... Kulmbach is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Kulmbach. ... Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. ... Bayreuth [pronounced by-royt] is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. ... Cheb (German: ( )) is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with 33,256 inhabitants. ... Kynžvart (Bad Königswart, Königswart, Königswarte) is a town and castle in the northwestern Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... Loket Castle Loket Castle (Czech: ) is a Gothic castle located 10 km east of Sokolov, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. ... HoÅ™ovice (German: Horschowitz or Horowitz) is small town in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. ... Zdice is a small town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic in the Beroun District. ... KÅ™ivoklát Castle Location of KÅ™ivoklát in the Czech Republic KÅ™ivoklát is a village in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. ... KarlÅ¡tejn KarlÅ¡tejn (German: Karlstein) is a large Gothic castle founded in the 14th century by Charles IV. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Empire coronation jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures. ... KarlÅ¡tejn KarlÅ¡tejn (German: Karlstein) is a large Gothic castle founded in the 14th century by Charles IV. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Empire coronation jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures. ... Nickname: Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae Location within the Czech Republic Coordinates: , Country Czech Republic Region Capital City of Prague Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Pavel Bém Area  - City 496 km²  (191. ... Entrance to the Prague Castle at night The Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad) is the castle in Prague where the Czech kings, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. ...

Gallery

Mannheim Palace Image File history File linksMetadata Mannheim_Schloss. ...	Schwetzingen	Heidelberg castle Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 1. ...	Hirschhorn
Castle Eberbach	Zwingenburg	Bad Wimpfen	Castle Weinsberg
Castle Neuenstein	Schwäbisch Hall	Langenburg Castle Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x812, 473 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Baden-Württemberg Langenburg Castle Road ...	Rothenburg town hall Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x799, 180 KB) Beschreibung / Description: Rathausplatz Rothenburg ob der Tauber / Townhall in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Quelle / Source: selbst fotografiert / selfmade Datum / Date: 20. ...
Nuremberg Castle	Castle Greifenstein	New Rsesidence in Bamberg	Veste Coburg
Castle Plassenburg	Festival Theater in Bayreuth Image File history File linksMetadata Festspielhaus. ...	Loket	Castle Karlštejn
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. ISBN 3-89929-080-1

Weblinks

• Official site in English
• Castle Road from Mannheim to Waldenburg
• http://www.burgen.strasse-online.de