Kohl Bächel

Kohl Bächel is a stream in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kohl Bächel is situated nearby to the locality Helmbacher, as well as near the village Appenthal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helmbachweiher and Breitenstein Castle.

Helmbachweiher

Pond

The Helmbachweiher is a lake in the central Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies near the Helmbach stream about two kilometres from its confluence with the Speyerbach on the forest estates of the municipalities of Elmstein, Kirrweiler and Venningen.

Breitenstein Castle

Castle

Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The ruins of Breitenstein Castle stand on a crag, 220 metres high, on the northern side of the Speyerbach valley in the Palatine Forest in Germany. The castles is 4 kilometres east of the village of Elmstein in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Spangenberg Castle

Castle

Photo: F. Riedelio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Spangenberg Castle is the partially rebuilt ruin of a rock castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein valley near the village of Erfenstein, but is actually on the forest estates belong to the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, or more precisely, the village of Lachen-Speyerdorf. Spangenberg Castle is situated 3 km northeast of Kohl Bächel.