Krayenberg
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thumb|right|The Krayenberg from the north The Krayenberg () is a hill near Tiefenort, Germany. Since 500 BCE it was a rampart and served as a refuge for the central part of the Werratal. It became important for German history due to the Krayenburg, which was built on its top after 786, and destroyed starting with the Thirty Years' War. Today, the well-maintained ruins, a restaurant and a hotel define a tourist location in the Werratal.
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- Instance of
- hill
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Bad Salzungen
- Elevation
- 428.3
- Image
- WAK KRAYENBERG.jpg
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- time period
- Triassic
- topographic prominence
- 149
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thumb|right|The Krayenberg from the north The Krayenberg () is a hill near Tiefenort, Germany. Since 500 BCE it was a rampart and served as a refuge for the central part of the Werratal. It became important for German history due to the Krayenburg, which was built on its top after 786, and destroyed starting with the Thirty Years' War. Today, the well-maintained ruins, a restaurant and a hotel define a tourist location in the Werratal.
==External links== History of Krayenberg and Krayenburg
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Krayenberg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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