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Callenberg Castle

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Callenberger Forst

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Coburger Rundwanderweg mit Naturschutzgebiet Goldbergsee

13.8km

03:38

130m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Schloss Callenberg – Weidach Water Tower loop from Weidach

5.06km

01:23

80m

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3. Callenberg Castle – Bench With View of Goldbergsee loop from Coburg-Beiersdorf

12.7km

03:25

160m

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WildeHilde

September 27, 2019

Beautiful castle and great surroundings that are great for hiking - a place worth seeing. The castle has been owned and used by the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha for centuries. Over time, the castle has changed due to the stylistic and architectural preferences of dukes and princes. The opening hours are from Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday and Tuesday is closed.

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Lutz - Berlin

March 2, 2021

Callenberg Castle – hunting lodge and summer palace, most recently the main residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Coburg for many years – is an important monument due to its history and its neo-Gothic architectural style. It stands on a wooded hillside in the Beiersdorf district of Coburg, in the northwest, six kilometers from the city center. The palace has housed the Ducal Art Collections of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since 1998 and the German Shooting Museum since 2004 and is one of the city's sights.

In 1122 the name was first mentioned as "Chalwinberch". At that time there was probably already a ancestral castle of the immediate imperial knights of Callenberg, with a Thiemo von Chalwinberch as lord of the castle. In the following two centuries the owners changed several times. Johann Casimir began - probably from 1592 - to convert the castle into a magnificent Renaissance hunting lodge. The palace chapel (consecrated in 1618) dates from this period. After Johann Casimir's death in 1633 and a further change of ownership within the Ernestine family, the castle came back to the Coburg line in 1826 - due to the reorganization of the Ernestine duchies - which has been called Saxe-Coburg and Gotha since 1826. Today, their descendants are responsible for the preservation and public viewing of the listed building.
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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

September 7, 2025

For centuries, Callenberg Castle has been owned and used by the ducal family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. For the ducal family, it remains a link between the past and the present.
The castle is open from April to October: Thursday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; in November and December: Thursday to Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is €8.

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Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Coburger Rundwanderweg mit Naturschutzgebiet Goldbergsee

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3. Callenberg Castle – Bench With View of Goldbergsee loop from Coburg-Beiersdorf

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