Middle Rhine Valley
Mainz-Bingen
Bacharach

Stahleck Castle

Stahleck Castle is a 12th-century fortified castle in the at in , . It stands on a crag approximately 160 metres above sea level on the left bank of the river at the mouth of the Steeg valley, approximately 50 kilometres south of , and offers a commanding view of the valley.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Germany
  • Also known as: “Stahleck”
  • Address: Bacharach, 55422

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wernerkapelle Bacharach and St. Peter.

Ruins
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is a ruins, which is situated 170 metres northeast of Stahleck Castle.

Church
Photo: Peter Weller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 220 metres northeast of Stahleck Castle.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 280 metres east of Stahleck Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neurath and Medenscheid.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village.

Stahleck Castle

Latitude
50.05838° or 50° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
7.76581° or 7° 45′ 57″ east
Elevation
152 metres (499 feet)
Open location code
9F293Q58+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400990556
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
11839613
Wiki­data ID
Q449088
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Stahleck Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Stahleck gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “施塔萊克城堡”
  • Dutch: “Burcht Stahleck”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Stahleck”
  • French: “Burg Stahleck”
  • French: “château Stahleck”
  • French: “Château Stahleck”
  • German: “Burg Stahleck”
  • Italian: “castello di Stahleck”
  • Italian: “Castello di Stahleck”
  • Japanese: “シュターレック城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Stahleck”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Stahleck”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Stahleck”
  • Russian: “Шталек”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Stahleck”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bacharach and Nauheim.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as DJH Jugendherberge Burg Stahleck and Halbrundturm.

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