Gößweinstein

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Gößweinstein is a village in Upper Franconia.

Understand

Burg Goessweinstein-1

Built above the River Wiessent.

Get in

By car

Gößweinstein is 2 km from the B470 between Pegnitz and Forchheim. Accessible via the A73 motorway between Bamberg and Nuremberg.

See

• 1 Gößweinstein Castle (Berg Gößweinstein), Burgstraße 30, ☏ +49 92422999891. Th-Su 10:00–18:00 (closed M-W). Stil owned by the von Sohlen family. Housing a medieval museum with a beer garden and terrace providing good views over the Wiesent valley and village of Gößweinstein. (updated Aug 2022)

Eat

• 1 Scheffel-Gasthof, Balthasar-Neumann-Straße 6, ☏ +49 9242 201. Historial inn with home-style cooking, beer garden and a view of the basilica. (updated Aug 2022)

• 2 Gasthof Zur Behringersmühle, OT Behringersmühle 8, ☏ +49 9242 205. Speciality Forelle. (updated Aug 2022)

Go next

Follow the Püttlach River gorge 9.5 km (5.9 mi) along the B470 west to Pottenstein or east 29 km (18 mi) to Forchheim