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Niesten — Village and Castle Ruins

Niesten — Village and Castle Ruins

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Niesten — Village and Castle Ruins

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Location: Weismain, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

March 15, 2025

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A small village with a beautiful chapel at the foot of the Niesten Castle ruins. The slopes surrounding the village are part of the northern foothills of the Franconian Jura.

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Söhni 🏃

June 2, 2023

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Niesten is located at approx. 347 m above sea level. NN up to approx. 390 m above sea level. NN at the open end of the Zillertal, a small, right side valley of the Weismain valley funnel. The valley and the slopes surrounding the village belong to the northern foothills of the Franconian Jura in the Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park. The settlement of the residents is likely to be related to the construction of Niesten Castle around 1100.

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UdoS 🌏🕊

March 2, 2018

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Beautiful typical Franconian village directly on the Frankenweg. Absolutely high on the ruins of the castle, there you have views up to Kordigast

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Location: Weismain, Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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