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.

Burg Balduinseck

Castle

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Burg Balduinseck is a castle.

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

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

7.36344° or 7° 21′ 48″ east

Elevation

292 metres (958 feet)

Open location code

9F2939G7+H9

GeoNames ID

2953001

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In Other Languages

“Ruine Balwinseck” goes by many names.

German: “Ruine Balwinseck”

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