Rhineland-Palatinate
Südwestpfalz
Wilgartswiesen

Wilgartaburg

The Wilgartaburg, also called the Wiligartaburg, Wilgartsburg or Wiligartisburg, is the heritage site of a ruined rock castle located at a height of 245 m above sea level near the German village of in the state of .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: ruined rock castle site in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
  • Also known as: “Ruine Wilgartaburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Railway station Wilgartswiesen and Almersberg.

Railway station
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2 km southwest of Wilgartaburg.

Peak
Photo: H. Schreiber, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3 km northeast of Wilgartaburg.

Castle
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is a castle ruin overlooking the village of in the in , . Like almost all castles in this region it was built on sandstone. is situated 3½ km southwest of Wilgartaburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rinnthal and Spirkelbach.

Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in district, in , western . During the Revolution of 1848, the town was the setting for a battle between Prussian army troops and Palatinate revolutionary forces who were resisting the invasion.

Village
Photo: Ralf Pospiech, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is a municipality in district, in , western . is situated 3 km south of Wilgartaburg.

Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in district, in , western . is situated 4½ km southeast of Wilgartaburg.

Wilgartaburg

Latitude
49.2251° or 49° 13′ 30″ north
Longitude
7.90018° or 7° 54′ 1″ east
Elevation
245 metres (804 feet)
Open location code
8FX96WG2+23
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1167984794
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
8693315
Wiki­data ID
Q2571436
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Wilgartaburg” goes by many names.

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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 “Wilgartaburg”. Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0.