Altes Schloss
The Altes Schloss, or Old Castle in English, is the ruin of a high medieval hilltop castle near Scheiden, a district of the municipality of Losheim am See in the Merzig-Wadern district in Saarland, Germany.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin in Germany
- Also known as: “Altes Schloss (Scheiden)”, “Category:Altes Schloss Scheiden”, and “Die Römerburg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Herz-Jesu-Kirche and Stausee Losheim.
Herz-Jesu-Kirche
Church
Photo: Cmcmcm1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herz-Jesu-Kirche is a church, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Altes Schloss.
Stausee Losheim
Photo: Athulf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stausee Losheim is situated 3 km south of Altes Schloss.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greimerath and Britten.
Greimerath
Village
Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Greimerath is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Greimerath is situated 4½ km northwest of Altes Schloss.
Britten
Village
Photo: FlocciNivis, CC BY 4.0.
Britten is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Altes Schloss.
Weiskirchen
Village
Photo: Barthwo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weiskirchen is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 20 km northeast of Merzig, and 25 km southeast of Trier. Weiskirchen is situated 6 km east of Altes Schloss.
Altes Schloss
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Losheim am See, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.54622° or 49° 32′ 46″ northLongitude
6.73914° or 6° 44′ 21″ eastElevation
465 metres (1,526 feet)Open location code
8FX8GPWQ+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1305949005OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q439560
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In Other Languages
“Altes Schloss” goes by many names.
- German: “Altes Schloss (Scheiden)”
- German: “Altes Schloss”
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