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Kaiserslautern
Landstuhl

Nanstein Castle

Nanstein Castle is a ruined medieval spur castle above the town of , , which has been partially reconstructed. Built in the 12th century, the red sandstone rock castle was once owned by Franz von Sickingen who was mortally wounded during a siege of the castle in 1523.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle ruin in Landstuhl, Germany
  • Also known as: “Burg Landstuhl”, “Burg Nanstein”, “Burgruine Nanstein”, “Castle of Landstuhl”, “Landstuhl Castle”, “Nanstein castle ruins”, and “Sickingen Castle”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stadtkirche and Alte Kapelle.

Church
Photo: Leiflive, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 400 metres west of Nanstein Castle.

Church
Photo: TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 410 metres northwest of Nanstein Castle.

Photo: Ramessos, Public domain.
is situated 1 km west of Nanstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberarnbach and Kindsbach.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , western . is situated 3 km south of Nanstein Castle.

Village
Photo: Rosalie44, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the , in , western . is situated 3½ km east of Nanstein Castle.

Village
Photo: H. Schreiber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the , in , western . Located in the Steinalb valley with the bordering it to the east. is situated 3½ km southeast of Nanstein Castle.

Nanstein Castle

Latitude
49.40978° or 49° 24′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.57302° or 7° 34′ 23″ east
Elevation
323 metres (1,060 feet)
Open location code
8FX9CH5F+W6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250836941
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
7302570
Wiki­data ID
Q1013198
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Portuguese—“Nanstein Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة نانشتاين”
  • Bavarian: “Burg Nanstein”
  • Cebuano: “Nanstein Castle”
  • Chinese: “楠施泰因城堡”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Nanstein”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Nanstein”
  • French: “château de Nanstein”
  • French: “Château de Nanstein”
  • German: “Burg Nannstein”
  • German: “Burg Nanstein”
  • German: “Nanstein”
  • Hebrew: “טירת ננסטין”
  • Hungarian: “Nanstein kastélya”
  • Hungarian: “nansteini kastély”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Nanstein”

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