Rhineland-Palatinate
Südliche Weinstraße
Eschbach

Madenburg Castle

The ruin of Madenburg Castle is one of the biggest and oldest castle complexes in , . The castle was built on a cliff on the outskirts of the looking towards the Rhine rift valley.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle ruin in Germany
  • Also known as: “Ruine Madenburg”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heidenschuh and Martinsturm.

Photo: Kurpfalzbilder.de, Public domain.

Photo: Martin-D, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 2 km southwest of Madenburg Castle.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a reconstructed medieval castle at an elevation of 500 m near the small town of , in the region of southwestern . is situated 4 km northwest of Madenburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waldhambach and Leinsweiler.

Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in district, in , western .

Village
Photo: Dr. Manfred Holz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in district, in , western . With other small villages, it forms the “Verbandsgemeinde” Landau-Land.

Village
Photo: Syntaxys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in district, in , western .

Madenburg Castle

Latitude
49.16819° or 49° 10′ 6″ north
Longitude
8.00807° or 8° 0′ 29″ east
Elevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)
Open location code
8FXC5295+76
Open­Street­Map ID
way 231150850
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
2874587
Wiki­data ID
Q1883297
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Madenburg Castle” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hämmelberg and Keschtebusch.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Brunnen and Burgschänke auf der Madenburg.

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