Schönstein

Schönstein is a village in Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate. Schönstein is situated nearby to the hamlet Katzenthal, as well as near the village Frankenthal.

Type: Village
Description: human settlement in Germany
Also known as: “Schoenstein”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wissen station and Kreuzerhöhungskirche.

Wissen station

Railway station

Photo: Tohma, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wissen station is a railway station.

Kreuzerhöhungskirche

Church

Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kreuzerhöhungskirche is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hövels and Mittelhof.

Hövels

Village

Photo: Erich Schmitt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hövels is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Hövels is situated 2½ km northeast of Schönstein.

Mittelhof

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mittelhof is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Mittelhof is situated 3½ km east of Schönstein.

Selbach is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. The place gave its name to Selbach, Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, where since the pioneering days the Riograndenser Hunsrückisch language, a Brazilian variety of German largely based on the Rhine Franconian is spoken. Selbach is situated 3½ km south of Schönstein.

Schönstein

Category: locality
Location: Wissen, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.77464° or 50° 46′ 29″ north

Longitude

7.75679° or 7° 45′ 24″ east

Elevation

200 metres (656 feet)

Open location code

9F29QQF4+VP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 667349553

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2836471

Wikidata ID

Q49333740

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In Other Languages

“Schönstein” goes by many names.

German: “Schönstein”
“Schönstein”

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Localities in the Area

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