Rahnfels

The Rahnfels is a hill in the Palatine Forest in , about 2 kilometres northwest of the ruins of Hardenburg castle. With a summit height of 517 m above NN the Rahnfels is the highest point in the Palatine Forest north of the River Isenach.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Burg Schlosseck and Hardenburg.

Photo: Palatinatian, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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The on the eastern edge of the near the town of is even as a ruin one of the mightiest castles of . It was the residence of the Counts of Leiningen, who in 1725 moved to Schloss Dürkheim.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: HubiB, CC BY 3.0.
The on the 497-metre-high Peterskopf in the mountains on the eastern edge of the Palatine Forest stands within an exclave of the municipality of in the German state of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hardenburg and Höningen.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Rahnfels

Latitude
49.47212° or 49° 28′ 20″ north
Longitude
8.096° or 8° 5′ 46″ east
Elevation
517 metres (1,696 feet)
Open location code
8FXCF3CW+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 391089329
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2850856
Wiki­data ID
Q1287269
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Ladin—“Rahnfels” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Rahnfels”
  • Dutch: “Rahnfels”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل راهنفيلس”
  • Esperanto: “Rahnfels”
  • German: “Rahnfels”
  • Ladin: “Rahnfels”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rote Hohl and Lichtenberg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ameisenkopf and Grähberg.

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