Beilstein
Beilstein is a village in the German municipality Greifenstein, in the state Hesse. In December 2020, Beilstein counted 1,457 inhabitants, and its area is 10.24 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: municipality in Hesse, Germany
- Also known as: “Beilstein, Hesse”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burg Beilstein and Ulmtalsperre.
Lichtenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: SBT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lichtenstein Castle is a levelled spur castle on the hill of Burgberg Lichtenstein, 315 m above sea level, near the Greifenstein village of Holzhausen on the old military High Road, that ran from Frankfurt via Wetzlar to Cologne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirschberg (Herborn) and Herborn.
Hirschberg (Herborn)
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirschberg (Herborn) is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Beilstein.
Herborn
Herborn is a town in North Hesse. It is one of the better preserved small towns which was thankfully largely spared bombing in the Second World War.
Oberrod
Village
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oberrod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Oberrod is situated 9 km west of Beilstein.
Beilstein
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.61023° or 50° 36′ 37″ northLongitude
8.24338° or 8° 14′ 36″ eastElevation
375 metres (1,230 feet)Open location code
9F2CJ66V+39OpenStreetMap ID
node 318853228OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
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Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gemeindeverwaltung Greifenstein and Ev. Kirche Beilstein.
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