Wachknock
Wachknock is a peak in Ebermannstadt, Forchheim, Bavaria and has an elevation of 517 metres. Wachknock is situated nearby to the village Breitenbach, as well as near Rüssenbach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ebermannstadt Castle and Feuerstein Castle.
Ebermannstadt Castle
Archaeological site
Ebermannstadt Castle is a levelled medieval motte castle on the heights of the Franconian Jura at Wacht Knock, west of the town of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria.
Feuerstein Castle
Castle
Photo: Derzno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Feuerstein Castle lies at the edge of the so-called Lange Meile near Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the south German state of Bavaria. It was built in 1941 by Oskar Vierling as a laboratory for researching High Frequency technology and…
Ehemaliger Steinbruch W von Ebermannstadt
Protected area
Photo: Janericloebe, CC BY 3.0.
Ehemaliger Steinbruch W von Ebermannstadt is a protected area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Breitenbach and Rüssenbach.
Wachknock
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 517 metres
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Ebermannstadt, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.78082° or 49° 46′ 51″ northLongitude
11.16101° or 11° 9′ 40″ eastElevation
517 metres (1,696 feet)Open location code
8FXHQ5J6+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 1696601988OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Wachknock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wachknock”
- Dutch: “Wachknock”
- German: “Wachknock”
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