Rhineland-Palatinate
Südwestpfalz
Erlenbach bei Dahn

Berwartstein Castle

Berwartstein Castle is a castle in the , the southern part of the in the state in southwestern . It was one of the rock castles that were part of defences of the Palatinate during the Middle Ages.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Little France and Nestelberg.

Castle
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is the ruin of a hillside fort in the German region of . It lies above the village of in the county of in the state of . is situated 370 metres south of Berwartstein Castle.

Peak
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The is a 402-metre-high hill in the in the , a region that comprises the southern part of the Palatine Forest in the German state of and the northern part of the French Vosges in the departments of and .

Peak
The is a 420-metre-high hill in the southeastern , the region that covers the southern part of the in and the northern Vosges in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vorderweidenthal and Niederschlettenbach.

Village
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is a municipality in district, in , Western . is situated 2½ km northeast of Berwartstein Castle.

Village
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is a municipality in district, in , western . is situated 3 km southwest of Berwartstein Castle.

Village
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is a municipality in district, in , western . is situated 3½ km northwest of Berwartstein Castle.

Berwartstein Castle

Latitude
49.10829° or 49° 6′ 30″ north
Longitude
7.86268° or 7° 51′ 46″ east
Elevation
283 metres (928 feet)
Inception
1152
Open location code
8FX94V57+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 292098877
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8256373
Wiki­data ID
Q22573
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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: “Berwartstein”
  • German: “Burg Berwartstein”
  • Indonesian: “Berwartstein Castle”
  • Pfaelzisch: “Burch Berwartschdä”
  • Pfaelzisch: “Burg Berwartstein”
  • Russian: “Бервартштайн”
  • Russian: “Замок Берверштайн”
  • Spanish: “Berwartstein”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kirchenbusch and Judenhalde.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Palas and Burgschänke Burg Berwartstein.

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