Windeck Castle

Windeck Castle stands on a small hill in on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Friday: 5:00 PM—8:00 PM
    Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: building in Weinheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
  • Also known as: “Burgruine Windeck”
  • Address: Alter Burgweg 2, Weinheim, 69469

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ulnersche Kapelle and Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof.

Church
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 310 metres west of Windeck Castle.

Park
The , also known as the Hermannshof Weinheim, is a privately owned show and trial garden at Babostraße 5, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany. is situated 580 metres west of Windeck Castle.

Church
Photo: Cmcmcm1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 330 metres west of Windeck Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenau and Hohensachsen.

Village
Photo: AK84, Public domain.
in the is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern , . Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”. is situated 3 km northeast of Windeck Castle.

Village
Photo: Drakons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Windeck Castle.

Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Windeck Castle.

Windeck Castle

Latitude
49.54626° or 49° 32′ 47″ north
Longitude
8.67741° or 8° 40′ 39″ east
Elevation
214 metres (702 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FXCGMWG+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 326732268
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
10943074
Wiki­data ID
Q1014623
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In Other Languages

From German to Uzbek—“Windeck Castle” goes by many names.
  • German: “Burg Windeck”
  • Russian: “Замок Виндек”
  • Slovak: “Windeck”
  • Turkish: “Windeck Kalesi, Weinheim”
  • Uzbek: “Windeck qal’asi”

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