Madenburg Castle
The ruin of Madenburg Castle is one of the biggest and oldest castle complexes in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The castle was built on a cliff on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest looking towards the Rhine rift valley.Photo: Rolohauck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle ruin in Germany
- Also known as: “Ruine Madenburg”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Haardtrand - Unterhalb der Madenburg and Haardtrand - Geraide.
Haardtrand - Unterhalb der Madenburg
Nature reserve
Photo: Malain Landau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haardtrand - Unterhalb der Madenburg is a nature reserve.
Haardtrand - Geraide
Nature reserve
Photo: Rklein63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haardtrand - Geraide is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waldhambach and Leinsweiler.
Waldhambach
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waldhambach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Leinsweiler
Village
Photo: Dr. Manfred Holz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leinsweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. With other small villages, it forms the “Verbandsgemeinde” Landau-Land.
Göcklingen
Village
Photo: Syntaxys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Göcklingen is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Madenburg Castle
- Categories: rock castle, hill castle, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Eschbach, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.16819° or 49° 10′ 6″ northLongitude
8.00807° or 8° 0′ 29″ eastElevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)Open location code
8FXC5295+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 231150850OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Madenburg Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Madenburg Castle”
- Esperanto: “Madenburg”
- German: “Burg Madenburg”
- German: “Madenburg”
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