Tannenfels Castle

Tannenfels Castle is a ruined hill castle of the motte and bailey type which stands at a height of 460 m above sea level above the village of Dannenfels on the Donnersberg hill in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Donnersberg and Wildenstein Castle.

Donnersberg

Peak

Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Donnersberg is the highest peak of the Palatinate region of Germany. The mountain lies between the towns of Rockenhausen and Kirchheimbolanden, in the Donnersbergkreis district, which is named after the mountain.

Wildenstein Castle

Protected area

Wildenstein Castle

Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0.

Wildenstein Castle is a ruined hill castle on a hill, 486 m above sea level, in the Wildenstein valley, hidden in a wood at the foot of the Donnersberg near Dannenfels in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Wildenstein Castle is situated 2 km southwest of Tannenfels Castle.

Sender Donnersberg

Building

Sender Donnersberg

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Sender Donnersberg is a building, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Tannenfels Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ludwigs tower and Königsstuhl.

Ludwigs tower

Locality

Photo: Mosbach&frey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ludwigs tower is a locality.

Königsstuhl

Locality

Photo: Steffen 962, CC0.

Königsstuhl is a locality.

Jakobsweiler

Village

Photo: Dark Nuker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobsweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Tannenfels Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle in Germany
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dannenfels, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.62881° or 49° 37′ 44″ north

Longitude

7.93819° or 7° 56′ 18″ east

Inception

~1270

Open location code

8FX9JWHQ+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1215323735

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Tannenfels Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Burg Tannenfels”
Esperanto: “Burgo Tannenfels”
French: “château de Tannenfels”
French: “Château fort de Tannenfels”
German: “Burg Tannenfels (Pfalz)”
German: “Burg Tannenfels”
Turkish: “Tannenfels Kalesi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waldaktionspfad and Turn- und Festhalle.

Nearby Places

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