Greifenstein Castle
Greifenstein Castle lies in the eponymous village of Greifenstein in the county of Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Middle Hesse, Germany. It is a geo point in the national geopark of Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Greifenstein, Hesse, Germany
- Also known as: “Burg Greifenstein (Hessen)” and “Greifenstein (Hesse)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Am Hindstein bei Greifenstein and Lichtenstein Castle.
Am Hindstein bei Greifenstein
Nature reserve
Photo: Otto Domes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Am Hindstein bei Greifenstein is a nature reserve.
Lichtenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: SBT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lichtenstein Castle is a levelled spur castle on the hill of Burgberg Lichtenstein, 315 m above sea level, near the Greifenstein village of Holzhausen on the old military High Road, that ran from Frankfurt via Wetzlar to Cologne. Lichtenstein Castle is situated 2 km southwest of Greifenstein Castle.
Klinik Waldhof Elgershausen
Hospital building
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klinik Waldhof Elgershausen is a hospital building, which is situated 1½ km south of Greifenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirschberg (Herborn) and Herborn.
Hirschberg (Herborn)
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirschberg (Herborn) is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Greifenstein Castle.
Herborn
Herborn is a town in North Hesse. It is one of the better preserved small towns which was thankfully largely spared bombing in the Second World War.
Seelbach (Herborn)
Village
Photo: DJ-GaRa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seelbach (Herborn) is a village, which is situated 10 km north of Greifenstein Castle.
Greifenstein Castle
- Categories: rocca, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.62091° or 50° 37′ 15″ northLongitude
8.2937° or 8° 17′ 37″ eastElevation
321 metres (1,053 feet)Inception
1200Open location code
9F2CJ7CV+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 773792805OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
12509478Wikidata ID
Q1012034
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Greifenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Greifenstein (Hessen)”
- German: “Burg Greifenstein”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Γκράιφενσταϊν”
- Russian: “Грайфенштайн”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Greifenstein (Hesse)”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Greifenstein”
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