Rhineland-Palatinate
Palatinate
Bad Dürkheim

Drachenfels

The Drachenfels is a hill in the northern part of the Palatine Forest in the German state of ) on the forest estate of the county town of .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 571 metres
  • Description: mountain in the northern Palatine Forest, Germany
  • Also known as: “Drachenfels (Bad Dürkheim)”, “Drachenfels (Central Palatinate Forest)”, and “Hohe Berg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Drachenfels and Schaudichnichtum Lodge.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Ruins
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was a former hunting lodge southwest of the town of in the German state of . Like its near neighbours, Kehrdichannichts, and Jägerthal, it was used as accommodation for the nobility of the Electoral Palatinate during the 18th century when they went hunting in the Palatine Forest.

Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, alternatively spelt Murr-mir-nicht-viel, occasionally Murmel-nicht-viel, is a ruined hunting lodge with a watchtower that used to belong to the counts of Leiningen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lambertskreuz and Neidenfels.

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , .

Village
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is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , .

Drachenfels

Latitude
49.42359° or 49° 25′ 25″ north
Longitude
8.052° or 8° 3′ 7″ east
Elevation
571 metres (1,873 feet)
Open location code
8FXCC3F2+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 394815113
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2935394
Wiki­data ID
Q1254237
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Drachenfels” goes by many names.
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