{"id":15087,"date":"2024-10-07T09:06:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=attraction&#038;p=15087"},"modified":"2026-05-25T05:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T05:00:39","slug":"harburg-castle-and-town","status":"publish","type":"attraction","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/harburg-castle-and-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Harburg Castle and Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harburg is a small picturesque town on the W\u00f6rnitz River in Bavaria Germany along the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/trip\/the-romantic-road\/\"><strong>Romantic Road<\/strong><\/a>, 100 km southeast of Rothenburg and 130 km northwest of Munich.<br \/>\nStroll the cobbled narrow allies with the beautiful 17<sup>e<\/sup>-18<sup>e<\/sup> centuries Renaissance partially timbered houses such as the Schwarzkopf House\u00a0on N\u00f6rdlingen street. Visit the Market Square, the 17<sup>e<\/sup> century St. Barbara Church, the beautifully restored\u00a0Old Stone Bridge\u00a0with its nine arches over the W\u00f6rnitz river, and the nearby 16<sup>e<\/sup> century Bruck Mill (Bruckm\u00fchle). Relax at the Wornitzstrand on the riverbank overlooking the beautiful views of the castle, the old stone bridge and the old town.<br \/>\nThe impressive and beautifully preserved Medieval <strong>Harburg Castle<\/strong> is the main town\u2019s attraction, built on a hill overlooking the town. The castle was a military stronghold during the reign of the Staufer-Kings from the 11<sup>e<\/sup> century through to the 13<sup>e<\/sup> century. Being one of the largest, best-preserved castles in Germany, the Harburg Castle is one of the must-see jewels of the Romantic Road.<br \/>\nThe castle which served rulers as their residence and seat of government, is surrounded by a completely preserved late Medieval circular wall with 6 towers and defensive corridor, and it includes a complex of buildings, surrounding a large courtyard. The castle buildings are from the Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods, including the residential quarters, the baroque church of St. Michael, the Prison Towers, the Dungeon, and more. The residential quarters include the Courtroom, the prince&#8217;s hall and gallery, and the impressive Tea Room.<br \/>\nBe sure to participate in a castle tour provided on site, otherwise major parts of the complex will be inaccessible for you.<br \/>\nStarting from the upper castle&#8217;s parking lot, a Fairy Tale trail surrounds the castle, with numerous sculptures and displays representing a variety of fairy tales both from the Grimm Brothers and other Classic tales.<br \/>\nIn the town of Rain, 26 km southeast of Harburg, visit <strong>Dehner Blumenpark<\/strong>, a botanical heaven with gardens from Asia, Central Europe and England. The park main attractions are the Japanese landscape garden, the Baroque style rose garden, and the rhododendron grove.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harburg is a small picturesque town on the W\u00f6rnitz River in Bavaria Germany along the Romantic Road, 100 km southeast of Rothenburg and 130 km northwest of Munich. Stroll the cobbled narrow allies with the beautiful 17th-18th centuries Renaissance partially timbered houses such as the Schwarzkopf House on N\u00f6rdlingen street. Visit the Market Square, the 17th century St. Barbara Church, the beautifully restored Old Stone Bridge with its nine arches over the W\u00f6rnitz river, and the nearby 16th century Bruck Mill (Bruckm\u00fchle). Relax at the Wornitzstrand on the riverbank overlooking the beautiful views of the castle, the old stone bridge and the old town.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","attraction-type":[32],"class_list":["post-15087","attraction","type-attraction","status-publish","hentry","attraction-type-town"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Harburg Castle and Town | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Visit Harburg Castle and Town to explore medieval streets, historic fortifications and charming Bavarian scenery today.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/harburg-castle-and-town\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" 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