Kirkel

Kirkel is a village in Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland. Kirkel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Neuhäusel, as well as near the hamlet Abstäberhof.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Burg Kirkel and Neuhäuseler Arm.

Burg Kirkel

Castle

Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burg Kirkel, also known as the Kirkeler Burg, is a hill castle ruin located on a sandstone spur above Kirkel-Neuhäusel in the Saarpfalz district of Saarland, Germany.

Neuhäuseler Arm

Nature reserve

Photo: EHaseler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Neuhäuseler Arm is a nature reserve.

Taubental

Nature reserve

Photo: FlocciNivis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Taubental is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkel and Blieskastel.

Kirkel

Village

Photo: Thommess, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkel is a municipality in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximatively 8 km southeast of Neunkirchen, and 20 km east/northeast of Saarbrücken.

Blieskastel is a town in the Saarpfalz district, in Saarland, Germany which is divided into villages. It is situated on the river Blies, approximately 10 kilometres southwest of Homburg, 8 km west of Zweibrücken, and 20 km east of Saarbrücken. Blieskastel is situated 5 km south of Kirkel.

Limbach

Village

Photo: Mstp77, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Limbach is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Kirkel.

Kirkel

Type: Village with 10,200 residents
Also known as: “10045115”
Category: locality
Location: Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.2827° or 49° 16′ 58″ north

Longitude

7.2362° or 7° 14′ 10″ east

Population

10,200

Elevation

249 metres (817 feet)

Open location code

8FX976MP+3F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12897256026

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2890321

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Kirkel” goes by many names.

French: “Kirkel”
German: “Kirkel”
Portuguese: “Kirkel”
Spanish: “Kirkel”

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