Balkert

Balkert is a farm in Breitscheidt, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate. Balkert is situated nearby to the locality Unterschützen, as well as near the hamlet Pfaffenseifen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Marienthal Abbey and Raiffeisen Tower.

Marienthal Abbey

Photo: Freimut Bahlo, Public domain.

Marienthal Abbey was a Franziscan monastery in the Westerwald in the present-day county of Altenkirchen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Today Marienthal is a village in the municipality of Seelbach bei Hamm, which had a population of 55 residents on 30 June 2011.

Raiffeisen Tower

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Raiffeisen Tower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Balkert.

Au (Sieg) station

Railway station

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Au station is a railway junction in the town of Au in the municipality of Windeck, which is in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies on the Sieg Railway to Siegen, where the Engers–Au railway branches off to Altenkirchen, where it connects with the Upper Westerwald Railway. Au (Sieg) station is situated 2½ km north of Balkert.