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Wartburg Castle

Local name: Wartburg

Located in Eisenach, Wartburgkreis Coordinates: 50°57′58″ N 10°18′23″ E

Map showing the location of Wartburg Castle Wartburg Castle
Location in Germany
Nearest town
Eisenach
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Elevation
393 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport46 km
KSF Kassel Airport81 km

About Wartburg Castle

Wartburg Castle is a historic site. Location: Eisenach, Wartburgkreis.

From Wikipedia

The Wartburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvaʁtbʊʁk]) is a castle originally built in the Middle Ages. At an elevation of 410 metres (1,350 ft) in the state of Thuringia, Germany, it is situated on a southwest-facing precipice and overlooks the town of Eisenach to the north. It was the home of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, the place where Martin Luther translated the New Testament of the Bible into German, the site of the Wartburg festival of 1817 and the supposed setting for the possibly legendary Sängerkrieg.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1067
Architectural style
Romanesque architecture
Heritage designation
World Heritage Site
Visitors per year
480,804 (2024)
Official website
wartburg.de

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Wartburg Castle

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (49 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Wartburg Castle
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)594959496570796161566472

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Wartburg Castle

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 46 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 51 km to the east.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 46 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 81 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 138 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 51 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 68 kmnorth
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 90 kmeast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 125 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Wartburg Castle

Within 100 km: 514 historic and cultural sites, 5,383 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km527 places

  • Felda River 21 kmSW
  • Hautsee Lake 13 kmSW
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 16 kmN
  • Zögelsberg Mountain 21 kmS

25–60 km2,049 places

  • Frieda River 28 kmNW
  • Eitra River 44 kmSW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 58 kmSW
  • Sieblebener Teich Lake 33 kmE

60–100 km4,111 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 66 kmE
  • Wande River 97 kmNW
  • Erpe River 97 kmNW
  • Schalk River 97 kmN

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