Castles of Manderscheid
Near the Eifel town of Manderscheid are the ruins of two castles, the castles of Manderschied, whose history and location reflect the mediaeval conflict of interest between the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg.- Opening hours: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Email: niederburg-manderscheid@gmx.de
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Manderscheid Lower Castle”
- Address: Niedermanderscheider Straße 1, Niedermanderscheid, Manderscheid, 54531
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oberburg and Maar Museum.
Oberburg
Castle
Photo: Peter Daub, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oberburg is a castle, which is situated 280 metres north of Castles of Manderscheid.
Maar Museum
Museum
Photo: Joho345, Public domain.
The Maar Museum in Manderscheid in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a museum whose focus is natural variety and international significance for science and the region of the volcanic maars that characterise parts of the Eifel mountains. Maar Museum is situated 710 metres west of Castles of Manderscheid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pantenburg and Eckfeld.
Pantenburg
Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pantenburg is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Eckfeld
Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eckfeld is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Eckfeld is situated 3 km northeast of Castles of Manderscheid.
Laufeld
Village
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laufeld is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Laufeld is situated 3½ km east of Castles of Manderscheid.
Castles of Manderscheid
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Manderscheid, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.09156° or 50° 5′ 30″ northLongitude
6.8175° or 6° 49′ 3″ eastElevation
415 metres (1,362 feet)Open location code
9F283RR8+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 138708050OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12519025
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- German: “Niederburg Manderscheid”
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