Drachenfels Castle
Drachenfels Castle is a ruined hill castle near the village of Busenberg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the German half of the Wasgau region, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest.- Type: Castle
- Also known as: “Burgruine Drachenfels” and “Ruine Drachenfels”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heidenberg and Buchkammer.
Heidenberg
Peak
The Heidenberg is a 420-metre-high hill in the southeastern Wasgau, the region that covers the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in Germany and the northern Vosges in France.
Buchkammer
Cave
Photo: Pfalz39, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Buchkammer is a cave, which is situated 670 metres south of Drachenfels Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruchweiler-Bärenbach and Schindhard.
Bruchweiler-Bärenbach
Village
Photo: Rüdiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bruchweiler-Bärenbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Schindhard
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schindhard is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Reichenbach (Dahn)
Village
Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reichenbach (Dahn) is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Drachenfels Castle.
Drachenfels Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Busenberg, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.12216° or 49° 7′ 20″ northLongitude
7.82778° or 7° 49′ 40″ eastElevation
368 metres (1,207 feet)Inception
1200Open location code
8FX94RCH+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 28199546OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
2935392
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Drachenfels Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Château de Drachenfels”
- German: “Burg Drachenfels”
- Spanish: “Drachenfels”
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