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Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the between and , . It is still owned by a branch of House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Castle in Germany
  • Also known as: “Burg Eltz”
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Trutzeltz Castle and Saint Stephen Church.

Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The ruins of , also known as Balduineltz, Baldeneltz or Neueltz, are the remains of a hill castle in the valley of the in the parish of near the town of . is situated 220 metres north of Eltz Castle.

Church
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km south of Eltz Castle.

Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Eltz Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Müden and Moselkern.

Village
Photo: Historiograf, CC BY 2.0.
an der Mosel is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – and a tourism resort in the district in , . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem.

Village
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is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem of Cochem-Zell, a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. is situated 2½ km southeast of Eltz Castle.

Village
Photo: Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , . It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch. is situated 3 km northwest of Eltz Castle.

Eltz Castle

Latitude
50.20506° or 50° 12′ 18″ north
Longitude
7.3366° or 7° 20′ 12″ east
Elevation
132 metres (433 feet)
Inception
12th century
Open location code
9F29684P+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 238981197
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
2941394
Wiki­data ID
Q153426
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Frisian—“Eltz Castle” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Burg Eltz”
  • Afrikaans: “Eltz-kasteel”
  • Arabic: “قلعة ألتس”
  • Armenian: “Էլց”
  • Azerbaijani: “Elts qəsri”
  • Azerbaijani: “Eltz Qalası”
  • Basque: “Eltz gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Эльц”
  • Catalan: “Burg Eltz”
  • Catalan: “castell d’Eltz”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Eltz”
  • Cebuano: “Burg Eltz”
  • Chinese: “埃爾茨城堡”
  • Czech: “Eltz”
  • Czech: “Jilec”
  • Danish: “Burg Eltz”
  • Dutch: “Burg Eltz”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Eltz”
  • Finnish: “Burg Eltz”
  • French: “Burg Eltz”
  • French: “Chateau d’Eltz”
  • French: “château d’Eltz”
  • French: “Château d’Eltz”
  • French: “Château dEltz”
  • German: “Burg Eltz”
  • Hungarian: “eltzi vár”
  • Hungarian: “Eltzi vár”
  • Icelandic: “Burg Eltz”
  • Indonesian: “Eltz Castle”
  • Italian: “castello di Eltz”
  • Italian: “Castello di Eltz”
  • Japanese: “エルツ城”
  • Kölsch: “Burch Eltz”
  • Kölsch: “Burg Eltz”
  • Korean: “엘츠성”
  • Macedonian: “Елцшки замок”
  • Macedonian: “замок Елц”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Burg Eltz”
  • Norwegian: “Burg Eltz”
  • Polish: “Burg Eltz”
  • Polish: “Zamek Eltz”
  • Portuguese: “Burg Eltz”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Eltz”
  • Romanian: “Burg Eltz”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Eltz”
  • Russian: “Замок Эльц”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Eltz”
  • Spanish: “Burg Eltz”
  • Spanish: “castillo de Eltz”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Eltz”
  • Swedish: “Borgen Eltz”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทเอ็ลทซ์”
  • Turkish: “Eltz Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Ельц”
  • Uzbek: “Eltz qasri”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành trì Eltz”
  • Western Frisian: “Boarch Eltz”

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