Scharfenstein Castle (Ore Mountains)
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Scharfenstein Castle (German: Burg Scharfenstein) lies on an elongated hill spur above the village of Scharfenstein, in the municipality of Drebach in the Ore Mountains of Saxony, Germany. The castle is one of 24 sites run by the state-owned State Palaces, Castles and Gardens of Saxony (Staatliche Schlösser, Burgen und Gärten Sachsen).
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Scharfenstein Castle | |
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Burg Scharfenstein | |
Drebach-Scharfenstein | |
Coordinates | 50°42′17″N 13°03′18″E |
Type | hill castle, spur castle |
Code | DE-SN |
Site information | |
Condition | preserved or largely preserved |
Site history | |
Built | around 1250 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | nobility |
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