Windeck Castle
Windeck Castle is a historical site in Weinheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Windeck Castle is situated nearby to the church Ulnersche Kapelle, as well as near the park Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windeck Castle and Ulnersche Kapelle.
Windeck Castle
Castle
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Windeck Castle stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the Lorsch monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France.
Ulnersche Kapelle
Church
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Ulnersche Kapelle is a church, which is situated 300 metres west of Windeck Castle.
Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof
Park
The Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof, also known as the Hermannshof Weinheim, is a privately owned show and trial garden at Babostraße 5, Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof is situated 570 metres west of Windeck Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birkenau and Hohensachsen.
Birkenau
Village
Photo: AK84, Public domain.
Birkenau in the Odenwald is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”. Birkenau is situated 3 km northeast of Windeck Castle.
Hohensachsen
Village
Photo: Drakons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hohensachsen is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Windeck Castle.
Nieder-Liebersbach
Village
Photo: Brühl, Public domain.
Nieder-Liebersbach is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Windeck Castle.
Windeck Castle
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Weinheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.54622° or 49° 32′ 46″ northLongitude
8.67728° or 8° 40′ 38″ eastElevation
238 metres (781 feet)Open location code
8FXCGMWG+FWGeoNames ID
12501386
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In Other Languages
“Windeck Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Windeck”
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