Burg Schlosseck

Burg Schlosseck is a castle in Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate. Burg Schlosseck is situated nearby to Nonnenfels, as well as near the peak Rahnfels.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: castle
Also known as: “Schlosseck”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rahnfels and Nonnenfels.

Rahnfels

Peak

The Rahnfels is a hill in the Palatine Forest in Germany, about 2 kilometres northwest of the ruins of Hardenburg castle. With a summit height of 517 m above NN the Rahnfels is the highest point in the Palatine Forest north of the River Isenach.

Nonnenfels

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Nonnenfels is situated 1 km east of Burg Schlosseck.

Hardenburg

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The Hardenburg on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest near the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Bad Dürkheim is even as a ruin one of the mightiest castles of Palatinate. It was the residence of the Counts of Leiningen, who in 1725 moved to Schloss Dürkheim. Hardenburg is situated 1¼ km southeast of Burg Schlosseck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hardenburg and Höningen.

Hardenburg

Suburb

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Hardenburg is a suburb.

Höningen

Village

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Höningen is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Burg Schlosseck.

Leistadt

Village

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Leistadt is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Burg Schlosseck.

Burg Schlosseck

Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
Location: Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.46661° or 49° 27′ 60″ north

Longitude

8.10621° or 8° 6′ 22″ east

Elevation

285 metres (935 feet)

Open location code

8FXCF484+JF

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Burg Schlosseck” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Schlosseck”
Turkish: “Schlosseck Kalesi”

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