Burg Scharzfels

Castle in Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Germany

Scharzfels Castle (German: Burgruine Scharzfels) is the medieval ruin of a fortification located east of the village of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. It lies in a wood on a ridge about 150 m above the Oder valley. For centuries after its construction in the 10th or 11th century it remained an impregnable fortress. The inner ward is built on a dolomite rock outcrop about 20 m high. The castle was first captured after a siege in 1761 during the Seven Years' War and then blown up.

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Type:

Castle

Where:

Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Germany

Coordinates:

51.63°N, 10.41°E

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• Schloss Herzberg (6.1 km)
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