South Hesse
Hochtaunuskreis
Friedrichsdorf

Gickelsburg

Gickelsburg is a hill near in the state of , . Its highest point is 471 metres above sea level. Around the summit, there is a Celtic ring wall.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ringwall Gickelsburg and Saalburg.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Museum
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The is a Roman fort located on the main ridge of the Taunus, northwest of , Hessen, . It is a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces.

Railway station
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirdorfer Feld bei Bad Homburg and Dillingen.

Locality
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is a locality.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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vor der Höhe, commonly referred to as , is a spa town just outside in , . With a sizeable castle and old town, the thermal springs and a casino frequented by kings, as well as its present highest per capita wealth in all of Germany, the city adopted an apt motto Champagnerluft und Tradition.

Gickelsburg

Latitude
50.26847° or 50° 16′ 7″ north
Longitude
8.5891° or 8° 35′ 21″ east
Elevation
471 metres (1,545 feet)
Open location code
9F2C7H9Q+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 263771426
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2920669
Wiki­data ID
Q1523068
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ladin—“Gickelsburg” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Gickelsburg”
  • Dutch: “Gickelsburg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل جيكيلسبورج”
  • French: “Gickelsburg”
  • German: “Gickelsburg”
  • Ladin: “Gickelsburg”

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