Altenburg

Altenburg is a ruins in Blankenheim, Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Altenburg is situated nearby to the archaeological site Römerstraße, as well as near the forest Olbrück.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Peter und Paul and Blankenheim Castle.

St. Peter und Paul

Church

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St. Peter und Paul is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Altenburg.

Blankenheim Castle is a schloss above the village of Blankenheim in the Eifel mountains of Germany. It was built as a hill castle around 1115 by Gerhard I and became the family seat of the House of Blankenheim. Blankenheim Castle is situated 3½ km east of Altenburg.

Eifelmuseum Blankenheim

Museum

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Eifelmuseum Blankenheim is situated 3½ km east of Altenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blankenheimerdorf and Schmidtheim.

Blankenheimerdorf

Village

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Blankenheimerdorf is a village.

Schmidtheim

Village

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Schmidtheim is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Altenburg.

Marmagen

Village

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Marmagen is a German tradesmen's village in the Eifel with a population of about 1,600. The formerly independent parish has been part of the municipality of Nettersheim in the district of Euskirchen since 1969. Marmagen is situated 5 km north of Altenburg.

Altenburg

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.43317° or 50° 25′ 59″ north

Longitude

6.60174° or 6° 36′ 6″ east

Open location code

9F28CJM2+7M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11577078651

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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