Wachenburg

The Wachenburg is a castle on a hill overlooking an der Bergstrasse, in , . It was built between 1907 and 1928 by the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent, a Corps of former students.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Friday: 4:00 PM or later
    Saturday: noon or later
    Sunday: 10:00 AM or later
    public holidays: 10:00 AM or later
    Monday—Tuesday: closed
  • Email: info@wachenburg.de
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: architectural structure

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wappentor and Windeck Castle.

Building
is a building.

Castle
stands on a small hill in on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France. is situated 690 metres southwest of Wachenburg.

Park
The , also known as the Hermannshof Weinheim, is a privately owned show and trial garden at Babostraße 5, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany. is situated 1¼ km west of Wachenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenau and Hohensachsen.

Village
Photo: AK84, Public domain.
in the is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern , . Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.

Village
is a village, which is situated 3½ km south of Wachenburg.

Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Wachenburg.

Wachenburg

Latitude
49.54953° or 49° 32′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.68558° or 8° 41′ 8″ east
Elevation
318 metres (1,043 feet)
Open location code
8FXCGMXP+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1234964797
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2815747
Wiki­data ID
Q1433000
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovak—“Wachenburg” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Wachenburg
  • French: Wachenburg
  • German: Wachenburg
  • Russian: Вахенбург
  • Slovak: Wachenburg

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