Wasserstein-Berg

Wasserstein-Berg is a hill in Esthal, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate and has an elevation of 392 metres. Wasserstein-Berg is situated nearby to the village Erfenstein, as well as near Helmbach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breitenstein Castle and Erfenstein Castle.

Breitenstein Castle

Castle

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The ruins of Breitenstein Castle stand on a crag, 220 metres high, on the northern side of the Speyerbach valley in the Palatine Forest in Germany. The castles is 4 kilometres east of the village of Elmstein in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Erfenstein Castle

Castle

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Erfenstein Castle is a medieval spur castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein Valley at 265 m above sea level in the vicinity of the hamlet of Erfenstein in the municipality of Esthal.

Spangenberg Castle

Castle

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Spangenberg Castle is the partially rebuilt ruin of a rock castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein valley near the village of Erfenstein, but is actually on the forest estates belong to the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, or more precisely, the village of Lachen-Speyerdorf.