Berwartstein Castle
Berwartstein Castle is a castle in the Wasgau, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in the state Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany. It was one of the rock castles that were part of defences of the Palatinate during the Middle Ages.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Little France and Nestelberg.
Little France
Castle
Little France is the ruin of a hillside fort in the German region of Dahner Felsenland. Little France is situated 370 metres south of Berwartstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vorderweidenthal and Niederschlettenbach.
Vorderweidenthal
Village
Vorderweidenthal is a municipality… Vorderweidenthal is situated 2½ km northeast of Berwartstein Castle.
Niederschlettenbach
Village
Niederschlettenbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz… Niederschlettenbach is situated 3 km southwest of Berwartstein Castle.
Busenberg
Village
Busenberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Busenberg is situated 3½ km northwest of Berwartstein Castle.
Berwartstein Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Categories: rock castle, museum, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Erlenbach bei Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.10829° or 49° 6′ 30″ north
Longitude
7.86268° or 7° 51′ 46″ east
Elevation
283 metres (928 feet)
Established
1152
Open location code
8FX94V57+83
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Berwartstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة بيرفارتشتاين”
- Arabic: “قلعة بيروارتشتاين”
- Cebuano: “Burg Berwartstein”
- Dutch: “Berwartstein Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Berwartstein”
- French: “château de Berwartstein”
- French: “Château de Berwartstein”
- German: “Burg Berwartstein”
- Indonesian: “Berwartstein Castle”
- Pfaelzisch: “Burch Berwartschdä”
- Pfaelzisch: “Burg Berwartstein”
- Russian: “Бервартштайн”
- Russian: “Замок Берверштайн”
- Spanish: “Berwartstein”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kirchenbusch and Judenhalde.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Palas and Burgschänke Burg Berwartstein.
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