Gutenfels Castle
Gutenfels Castle, historically known as Caub Castle or Kaub Castle, is a castle located 110m above the town of Kaub in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Germany
- Also known as: “Gutenfels”
- Address: Kaub, 56349
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blüchermuseum Kaub and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle.
Blüchermuseum Kaub
Museum
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Blüchermuseum Kaub is situated 150 metres southwest of Gutenfels Castle.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, also known as the Pfalz, is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. First established in 1326/27 by King Ludwig IV of Bavaria, the castle served to collect river tolls from passing traffic. Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is situated 520 metres south of Gutenfels Castle.
Lotsenstation
Museum
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Lotsenstation is a museum, which is situated 280 metres south of Gutenfels Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Henschhausen and Langscheid.
Dörscheid
Village
Photo: Bigmäc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dörscheid is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. West of the village is the protected monument of the Schwedenschanze.
Gutenfels Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kaub, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08779° or 50° 5′ 16″ northLongitude
7.76558° or 7° 45′ 56″ eastElevation
154 metres (505 feet)Open location code
9F293QQ8+46OpenStreetMap ID
node 489974594OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Gutenfels Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Burg Gutenfels”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Gutenfels”
- French: “château Gutenfels”
- French: “Château Gutenfels”
- German: “Burg Gutenfels”
- German: “Burg Kaub”
- Japanese: “グーテンフェルス城”
- Polish: “Zamek Gutenfels”
- Russian: “Гутенфельс”
- Western Frisian: “Kastiel Gutenfels”
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