Ruine Windeck

Ruine Windeck is a ruin in Weinheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Ruine Windeck is situated nearby to the castle Wachenburg, as well as near the building Wappentor.

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Highlights include Wachenburg and Windeck Castle.

Wachenburg

Castle

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The Wachenburg is a castle on a hill overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built between 1907 and 1928 by the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent, a Corps of former students. Wachenburg is situated 170 metres east of Ruine Windeck.

Windeck Castle

Castle

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Windeck Castle stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the Lorsch monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France. Windeck Castle is situated 600 metres southwest of Ruine Windeck.

Wappentor

Building

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Wappentor is a building, which is situated 180 metres southeast of Ruine Windeck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenau and Hohensachsen.

Birkenau

Village

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Birkenau in the Odenwald is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.