Hornstein
Hornstein is a scenic viewpoint in Lug, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Hornstein is situated nearby to the fire station Freiwillige Feuerwehr Lug, as well as near the valley Weidenthal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include German Shoe Museum and Rötzenberg.
German Shoe Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The German Shoe Museum is a museum in Hauenstein, Palatinate. Its exhibits cover the development of the local shoe industry. On four stories of an old shoe factory, the museum illustrates both technical aspects of shoe manufacturing and the social and every day history of shoes. German Shoe Museum is situated 3½ km west of Hornstein.
Rötzenberg
Peak
Photo: Steffen 962, CC0.
Rötzenberg is a peak, which is situated 2½ km south of Hornstein.
Falkenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Bgfx, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falkenburg Castle is a castle ruin overlooking the village of Wilgartswiesen in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Like almost all castles in this region it was built on sandstone. Falkenburg Castle is situated 4 km northwest of Hornstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dimbach and Spirkelbach.
Dimbach
Village
Photo: Urlaubsregion Hauenstein, CC BY 2.0.
Dimbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Spirkelbach
Village
Photo: Ralf Pospiech, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Spirkelbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Schwanheim
Village
Photo: Urlaubsregion Hauenstein, CC BY 2.0.
Schwanheim is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Hornstein
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Lug, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.18189° or 49° 10′ 55″ northLongitude
7.90183° or 7° 54′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8FX95WJ2+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1421766840OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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