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Plankenfels: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Accommodation in Plankenfels

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Wadendorf Castle, Truppach Castle and the ruins of Plankenstein Castle are located in the vicinity of Plankenfels.

File:Blick ins Lochtautal von Plankenfels.jpg File:Blick ins Lochtautal von Plankenfels.jpg Photo: Stephan van Helden via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

You can rent a holiday apartment in Plankenfels.

Culture

In the wider area around Plankenfels are Rabenstein Castle, the Ludwig Cave, Kuhloch Cave, Wunderhöhle Cave and Quackenschloss Cave.

Plankenfels is a municipality in the district of Bayreuth in Upper Franconia, Bavaria.

Plankenfels has medieval roots: the Lords of Plankenfels were first mentioned in a document in 1217, and the village and Plankenfels Castle subsequently changed hands several times.

Plankenfels Castle is a two-winged complex whose wings are connected by an intermediate building with a gabled roof.

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The nearest railway station is in Bayreuth; from there, Plankenfels is described as being accessible by bus route 376.

Historically, the location of Plankenfels reflects its position between the former ecclesiastical territory of Bamberg and the Kulmbach-Bayreuth area.

The castle in Plankenfels is privately owned and not accessible to visitors.

For further destination searches, you can continue to Aufseß.

To the higher-level travel overview: Hollfeld.

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