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Castle Road


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 Fichtelgebirge and the Kaiserwald (Slavkovský les). The Castle Road has a length of over 1.000 Kilometers.

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

Mannheim Palace

Schwetzingen

Heidelberg Castle

Hirschhorn

Eberbach Castle

Zwingenburg

Bad Wimpfen

Weinsberg Castle

Neuenstein Castle

Schwäbisch Hall

Langenburg Castle

Rothenburg town hall

Nuremberg Castle

Greifenstein Castle

New Residence in Bamberg

Veste Coburg

Plassenburg Castle

Festival Theater in Bayreuth

Loket

Karlštejn Castle

Prague


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