Wegelnburg
The Wegelnburg is a ruined castle near Schönau in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. Its location is at a height of 572m, making it the highest ruined castle in the Palatinate Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Hohenbourg and Zeppelinhalde.
Château de Hohenbourg
Castle
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The Château de Hohenbourg is a ruined castle in the commune of Wingen, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Château de Hohenbourg is situated 710 metres south of Wegelnburg.
Château de Lœwenstein
Ruins
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The Château de Lœwenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Wingen in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace, France. It is dated to the 12th century and was destroyed in 1387. Château de Lœwenstein is situated 1 km south of Wegelnburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nothweiler and Hirschthal.
Nothweiler
Village
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Nothweiler is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. The mayor is Nicole Grüny. As of December 2020 the population was 132. It is situated 268 metres above sea level and has an area of 3.68 km2.
Hirschthal
Village
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Hirschthal is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Hirschthal is situated 2½ km southwest of Wegelnburg.
Schönau
Village
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Schönau is a village in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany on the French border. It has a population of roughly 400. A former monastic yard grew into the village near the end of the Middle Ages, due to the establishment of an iron ore smelting plant by the Dukes of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Schönau is situated 3 km west of Wegelnburg.
Wegelnburg
- Type: Castle
- Description: rock castle
- Categories: rock castle, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Schönau (Pfalz), Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.0614° or 49° 3′ 41″ northLongitude
7.78706° or 7° 47′ 13″ eastElevation
571 metres (1,873 feet)Open location code
8FX93Q6P+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 222133436OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
8256327Wikidata ID
Q883128
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Pfaelzisch—“Wegelnburg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wegelnburg”
- Dutch: “Wegelnburg”
- Esperanto: “Wegelnburg”
- German: “Wegelnburg”
- Pfaelzisch: “Wechelnburch”
- Pfaelzisch: “Wegelnburch”
- Pfaelzisch: “Wegelnburg”
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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 “Wegelnburg”. Photo: Dokape, CC BY-SA 3.0.