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Braunfels Castle

Situated atop a basalt hill, Braunfels Castle overlooks the spa town of in the , Hesse, Germany. Since the 13th century, it has served as the residence and seat of government for the Counts, and later Princes, of Solms-Braunfels.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Germany
  • Also known as: “Schloss Braunfels”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle church and Palais Hartleben.

Church
Photo: Mijozi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

House
Photo: Johannes Robalotoff, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a house, which is situated 140 metres east of Braunfels Castle.

Church
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 480 metres south of Braunfels Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laimbach and Ernsthausen.

Village
is a village of the municipality of in the district of in central . It has around 230 inhabitants. is situated 6 km southwest of Braunfels Castle.

Village
Photo: Karsten11, CC0.
is a village of the municipality of in the district of in central . It has around 600 inhabitants. is situated 7 km south of Braunfels Castle.

Photo: Krusto, CC BY 2.0 de.
is a university city of 55,000 people in . Tourists know the city for its ancient town and its medieval Catholic/Protestant shared cathedral of St.

Braunfels Castle

Latitude
50.51381° or 50° 30′ 50″ north
Longitude
8.38757° or 8° 23′ 15″ east
Elevation
268 metres (879 feet)
Open location code
9F2CG97Q+G2
Geo­Names ID
8351434
Wiki­data ID
Q885086
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Braunfels Castle” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բրաունֆելս ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Braunfels gaztelua”
  • Cebuano: “Schloss Braunfels”
  • Czech: “zámek Braunfels”
  • Danish: “Braunfels Slot”
  • Dutch: “Slot Braunfels”
  • German: “Schloss Braunfels”
  • Italian: “Castello di Braunfels”
  • Japanese: “ブラウンフェルス城”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Braunfels”
  • Russian: “Браунфельс”
  • Russian: “Замок Браунфельс”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Braunfels”
  • Swedish: “Slottet Braunfels”
  • Western Frisian: “Slot Braunfels”
  • Western Panjabi: “براؤنفیلز قلعہ”
  • “Schloss Braunfels”

Localities in the Area

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