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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  • Castle
  • …lies at an elevation of 214 metres (702 feet)
  • …is also known as “Burgruine Windeck”
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday–Friday: 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
    Saturday–Sunday: 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
  • Description: building in Weinheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
  • Address: Alter Burgweg 2, Weinheim, 69469

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ulnersche Kapelle and Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof.
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is a church, which is situated 310 metres west of Windeck Castle.
The , also known… is situated 580 metres west of Windeck Castle.
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is situated 330 metres west of Windeck Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenau and Hohensachsen.
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in the is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern , . is situated 3 km northeast of Windeck Castle.
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is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Windeck Castle.
Brühl, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Windeck Castle.

Windeck Castle

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Latitude
49.54626° or 49° 32′ 47″ north
Longitude
8.67741° or 8° 40′ 39″ east
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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