Eltz Castle
Eltz Castle is a historical site in Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Eltz Castle is situated nearby to the village Müden, as well as near Moselkern.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eltz Castle and Trutzeltz Castle.
Eltz Castle
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Eltz Castle is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of the House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century.
Trutzeltz Castle
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The ruins of Trutzeltz Castle, also known as Balduineltz, Baldeneltz or Neueltz, are the remains of a hill castle in the valley of the Elz in the parish of Wierschem near the town of Münstermaifeld. Trutzeltz Castle is situated 200 metres north of Eltz Castle.
Saint Stephen Church
Church
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Stephen Church is situated 2½ km south of Eltz Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Müden and Moselkern.
Müden
Village
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Müden is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – and a tourism resort in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem.
Moselkern
Village
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Moselkern is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem of Cochem-Zell, a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Moselkern is situated 2½ km southeast of Eltz Castle.
Möntenich
Village
Photo: Reinhardhauke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Möntenich is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch. Möntenich is situated 3 km northwest of Eltz Castle.
Eltz Castle
- Type: Historical site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Wierschem, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.20522° or 50° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
7.33647° or 7° 20′ 11″ eastElevation
152 metres (499 feet)Open location code
9F29684P+3HGeoNames ID
12518951
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In Other Languages
“Eltz Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Eltz”
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