Castle Road

About

The Castle Road (German: Burgenstraße) is a theme route in southern Germany (in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg) and a small portion in the Czech Republic, between Mannheim and Prague. 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 and the Slavkov Forest. The Castle Road has a length of over 1,000 kilometres (600 mi).

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

- D- Heidelberg – Heidelberg Castle, Old Inner City

- D- Neckarsteinach – Schadeck Castle, Hinterburg Castle, Mittelburg and Vorderburg

- D- Hirschhorn (Neckar) – Hirschhorn Castle

- D- Haßmersheim-Neckarmühlbach – Guttenberg Castle

- D- Bad Rappenau – Heinsheim Castle, Ehrenberg Castle, Rappenau Water Castle

- D- Jagsthausen – Götzenburg (castle of Götz von Berlichingen )

- D- Kirchberg an der Jagst – Kirchberg Castle

- D- Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Rothenburg ob der Tauber, medieval town

- D- Ansbach – Margravial Residence, Orangery and Hofgarten

- D-Romantic Franconia – Colmberg Castle, Veste Lichtenau, castle of the Teutonic Knights, Wolframs-Eschenbach

- D- Franconian Switzerland – Kaiserpfalz Forchheim, Ebermannstadt, Mark Wiesenttal, Egloffstein Castle, Gößweinstein Castle, Waischenfeld Castle, Aufsess Castle, Schloss Greifenstein

- D- Bamberg – Altenburg Castle, Bamberg, New Residence

- D- Rentweinsdorf - Schloss Rentweinsdorf

- D- Ebern - historic old town, Schloss Eyrichsdorf, Rotenhan Castle ruins

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

- D- Bayreuth – New Palace Old Palace, Eremitage

- CZ- Lázně Kynžvart – Königswart Castle ( Lazne Kynzvart )

- CZ- Loket – Elbogen Castle ( Hrad Loket )