Limburg Abbey
Limburg Abbey is a ruined abbey near Bad Dürkheim, at the edge of the Palatinate Forest in Germany. In the 9th century, the Salian Dukes from Worms built a fortress on the Linthberg as their family seat.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former monastery in Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Also known as: “Limburg auf der Haardt”, “Ruine Kloster Limburg”, and “Ruine Limburg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe and Heidenmauer.
Heidenmauer
Archaeological site
The Heidenmauer near the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a circular rampart or ringwork, two and a half kilometres long, which was built by the Celts around 500 B. Heidenmauer is situated 1 km northeast of Limburg Abbey.
Kriemhildenstuhl
Protected area
The Kriemhildenstuhl, more rarely Krimhildenstuhl, in the forests around the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is an old Roman quarry, which was worked by the 22nd Legion of the Roman Army, who were stationed in Mogontiacum around 200 A. Kriemhildenstuhl is situated 1¼ km northeast of Limburg Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardenburg and Wachenheim.
Wachenheim
Village
Wachenheim an der Weinstraße is a small town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, roughly 1 km south of Bad Dürkheim and 20 km west of Ludwigshafen. Wachenheim is situated 3 km southeast of Limburg Abbey.
Limburg Abbey
- Categories: abbey, monastery, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.45695° or 49° 27′ 25″ north
Longitude
8.14549° or 8° 8′ 44″ east
Elevation
251 metres (823 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FXCF44W+Q5
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Turkish—“Limburg Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Limburg Kloster”
- Dutch: “Abdij Limburg”
- Dutch: “Abdij van Limburg”
- Dutch: “Klooster Limburg”
- Esperanto: “Monaĥejo Limburg”
- French: “Abbaye de Limbourg”
- French: “abbaye de Limburg”
- German: “Abtei „Zum heilgen Kreuz“”
- German: “Kloster Limburg an der Haardt”
- German: “Kloster Limburg”
- German: “Klosterruine Limburg”
- Greek: “Αβαείο του Λίμπουργκ”
- Japanese: “リンブルク修道院”
- Pennsylvania German: “Kloschder Limburg”
- Pfaelzisch: “Kloschder Limburg”
- Pfaelzisch: “Kloschder Limbursch”
- Pfaelzisch: “Kloster Limburg”
- Polish: “Klasztor Limburg”
- Russian: “Лимбургский монастырь”
- Turkish: “Limburg Manastırı”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grethen and Hausen.
Nearby Places
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