Rhineland-Palatinate
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Bürresheim Castle

Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of , Rheinland-Pfalz, . It is built on rock in the mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle in Germany
  • Also known as: “Schloss Buerresheim”
  • Address: Im Nettetal, Sankt Johan, Sankt Johann, 56727
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hochsimmer and Hochsimmer Tower.

Peak
Photo: Blueduck4711, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in . It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of . At the summit is an observation tower, the Tower.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2 km northeast of Bürresheim Castle.

Nature reserve
Photo: Buergerverein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitztal and Kirchwald.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the in , western . is situated 3 km northwest of Bürresheim Castle.

Village
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is a municipality in the in , western . The nearby abandoned stone quarry Ettringer Lay serves as a popular climbing area of the German Alpine Club with more than 790 routes set in the basalt walls. is situated 3 km east of Bürresheim Castle.

Bürresheim Castle

Latitude
50.35275° or 50° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
7.17966° or 7° 10′ 47″ east
Elevation
275 metres (902 feet)
Open location code
9F29953H+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 875479846
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
6295553
Wiki­data ID
Q322433
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Bürresheim Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة بورشيم”
  • Basque: “Bürresheim gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Bürresheim”
  • Cebuano: “Schloss Bürresheim”
  • Danish: “Bürresheim Slot”
  • Danish: “Schloss Bürresheim”
  • Dutch: “Slot Burresheim”
  • Dutch: “Slot Bürresheim”
  • Esperanto: “Kastelo Bürresheim”
  • French: “Chateau de Burresheim”
  • French: “château de Bürresheim”
  • French: “Château de Bürresheim”
  • German: “Schloss Bürresheim”
  • Italian: “Castello di Bürresheim”
  • Japanese: “ビュレスハイム城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Bürresheim”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Burresheim”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Bürresheim”
  • Russian: “Бюрресхайм”
  • Russian: “Замок Бюрресхайм”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Bürresheim”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de Bürresheim”
  • Spanish: “Schloss Bürresheim”
  • Swedish: “Bürresheims slott”
  • Turkish: “Bürresheim Şatosu”
  • Western Frisian: “Slot Bürresheim”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bürresheim Castle”. Photo: Historiograf, CC BY 2.0 de.