Castles of Manderscheid

Near the town of 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: castle ruin
  • Also known as: “Manderscheid Upper Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oberburg and Maar Museum.

Castle
Photo: Peter Daub, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle.

Museum
Photo: Joho345, Public domain.
The in in the German state of 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 mountains. is situated 750 metres west of Castles of Manderscheid.

Church
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Castles of Manderscheid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pantenburg and Eckfeld.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , .

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Castles of Manderscheid.

Village
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , . is situated 3½ km southeast of Castles of Manderscheid.

Castles of Manderscheid

Latitude
50.09416° or 50° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
6.81739° or 6° 49′ 3″ east
Elevation
435 metres (1,427 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F283RV8+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138708048
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12519122
Wiki­data ID
Q881754
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Castles of Manderscheid” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Graafschap Manderscheid”
  • Dutch: “Graven van Manderscheid”
  • Esperanto: “Burgoj de Manderscheid”
  • German: “Manderscheider Burgen”
  • German: “Oberburg Manderscheid”
  • Japanese: “マンダーシャイト城”
  • Russian: “Замки Мандершайда”

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