Sporkenburg

The Sporkenburg is a late medieval castle ruin about one kilometre south of in the district of in the German state of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Rs-foto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruin
  • Also known as: “Ruine Sporkenburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Barbara and Emser Bergbaumuseum.

Church
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km north of Sporkenburg.

Museum
Photo: LoKiLeCh, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 km south of Sporkenburg.

Photo: Warburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of on the in the of was built in honour of the first German Chancellor, Prince Otto von Bismarck. is situated 3½ km south of Sporkenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arzbach and Kadenbach.

Village
Photo: Jacquesverlaeken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in , in western . It belongs to the association community of Bad Ems-Nassau.

Village
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is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the in , .

Village
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in the , in western . It belongs to the association community of Bad Ems-Nassau. is situated 2½ km southeast of Sporkenburg.

Sporkenburg

Latitude
50.36662° or 50° 21′ 60″ north
Longitude
7.72848° or 7° 43′ 43″ east
Elevation
249 metres (817 feet)
Open location code
9F299P8H+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 55910137
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2830150
Wiki­data ID
Q1122018
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Satellite Map

Discover Sporkenburg from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Sporkenburg” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Sporkenburg”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Sporkenburg”
  • German: “Sporkenburg”

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Nearby Places

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