Nürburg Castle

The Nürburg is a ruined hilltop castle in the German Eifel Mountains near the village of south of in the district of Ahrweiler in the state of .
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Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours: January—March 9:00 AM—4:15 PM and April—September 9:00 AM—5:15 PM and October—November 9:00 AM—4:15 PM and December closed
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle ruin
  • Also known as: “Nuerburg” and “Nürburg (Ruine)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nürburgring and St. Georg (Meuspath).

Sports venue
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The is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of , , Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long Nordschleife configuration, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the mountains. is situated 2 km southwest of Nürburg Castle.

Church
Photo: Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Nürburg Castle.

Parking area
Photo: Cannoneer Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parking area, which is situated 1¼ km south of Nürburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quiddelbach and Meuspath.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the , in , . It is located within the Nürburgring Nordschleife racing circuit.

Village
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is a municipality in the , in , . is the home of wige Solutions gmbh, who provide official timing data for motorsports events such as the 24 Hours Nürburgring.

Village
is a municipality in the , in , . It lies within the original racing circuit.

Nürburg Castle

Latitude
50.34672° or 50° 20′ 48″ north
Longitude
6.95351° or 6° 57′ 13″ east
Elevation
662 metres (2,172 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F288XW3+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31010481
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9403390
Wiki­data ID
Q182382
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Nürburg Castle” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nürburg”
  • Dutch: “Nürburg Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Nürburg”
  • French: “château de Nürburg”
  • French: “Château de Nürburg”
  • German: “Nürburg”
  • Italian: “Castello di Nürburg”
  • Japanese: “ニュルブルク城”
  • Russian: “Замок Нюрбург”
  • Russian: “Нюрбург”
  • Western Frisian: “Kastiel Nürburg”

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