Ruine Balwinseck
Ruine Balwinseck is a ruin in Buch, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Ruine Balwinseck is situated nearby to the castle Burg Balduinseck, as well as near the village Sosberg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burg Balduinseck and Geierlay Bridge.
Geierlay Bridge
Photo: Rabax63, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Geierlay is a suspension bridge in the low mountain range of the Hunsrück in western Germany. It was opened in 2015. It has a span range of 360 metres and is up to 100 metres above ground. Geierlay Bridge is situated 2 km northwest of Ruine Balwinseck.
Galgenturm
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Galgenturm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Ruine Balwinseck.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sosberg and Buch.
Sosberg
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sosberg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Buch
Village
Photo: Prankster, Public domain.
Buch is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun, whose seat is in the like-named town.
Mörsdorf
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mörsdorf is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kastellaun. Mörsdorf is situated 3 km northwest of Ruine Balwinseck.
Ruine Balwinseck
- Type: Ruin
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Buch, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.07638° or 50° 4′ 35″ northLongitude
7.36344° or 7° 21′ 48″ eastElevation
292 metres (958 feet)Open location code
9F2939G7+H9GeoNames ID
2953001
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In Other Languages
“Ruine Balwinseck” goes by many names.
- German: “Ruine Balwinseck”
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