Runkel Castle
Runkel Castle, a ruined hill castle from the High Middle Ages, is located in the city of Runkel in the Landkreis of Limburg-Weilburg in the state of Hesse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lahn Bridge Runkel and Schadeck Castle.
Lahn Bridge Runkel
Photo: Mr.Nutt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lahn Bridge Runkel is situated 100 metres east of Runkel Castle.
Schadeck Castle
Castle
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Schadeck Castle is a counter-castle which was built in opposition to the nearby Runkel Castle. It stands above the River Lahn in the eponymous parish in the county of Limburg-Weilburg in the German state of Hesse. Schadeck Castle is situated 290 metres north of Runkel Castle.
Amtsapotheke Runkel
Pharmacy
Photo: Asdrubal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amtsapotheke Runkel is a pharmacy, which is situated 240 metres west of Runkel Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Limburg an der Lahn and Faulbach.
Limburg an der Lahn
Photo: Mr.Nutt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Limburg an der Lahn is in Hesse. The town is famous for its marvellous mediaeval town centre with its timber-framed houses and its Dom.
Dauborn
Village
Photo: Hintertaunus, Public domain.
Dauborn is a village, which is situated 9 km south of Runkel Castle.
Runkel Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Castle in Hesse, Germany
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Runkel, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.40571° or 50° 24′ 21″ northLongitude
8.15645° or 8° 9′ 23″ eastElevation
147 metres (482 feet)Open location code
9F2CC544+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 288448204OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12510870Wikidata ID
Q874886
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Runkel Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heerlijkheid Runkel”
- German: “Burg Runkel”
- Polish: “Zamek Runkel”
- Russian: “Замок Рункель”
- Russian: “Рункель”
- Western Frisian: “Boarch Runkel”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Runkel Castle”. Photo: KlausFoehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.