Thurant Castle

The ruins of the Thurant Castle stand on a wide slate hill spur above the villages of Alken on the in Germany. The castle is in the district of in and belongs to the spur castle type.
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  • Opening hours:
    March 1st–April 30th: Thursday–Tuesday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    May 1st–October 9th: Thursday–Tuesday 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    October 10th–October 31st: Thursday–Tuesday 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    November 1st–November 15th: Thursday–Tuesday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    November 16th–February 28th: closed
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Castle ruins above the village of Alken on the Moselle
  • Also known as: “Burg Thurandt”, “замок Турант”, and “Турантський замок”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Michaelskapelle and Bleidenberg.

Church
Photo: Labradormix, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 360 metres northwest of Thurant Castle.

Church
Photo: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 430 metres northeast of Thurant Castle.

Church
Photo: Historiograf, CC BY 2.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Thurant Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kattenes and Oberfell.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a municipality in the…

Village
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is a municipality in the in , western .

Thurant Castle

Latitude
50.24839° or 50° 14′ 54″ north
Longitude
7.45285° or 7° 27′ 10″ east
Elevation
208 metres (682 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F296FX3+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 38077411
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
10296367
Wiki­data ID
Q1014241
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Thurant Castle” goes by many names.

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Ausoniusstein and Wildenbungert.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Burg Thurant Parkplatz and Alte Mühlruine.

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