Wachenburg

Wachenburg is in Weinheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Wachenburg is situated nearby to the building Wappentor, as well as near the manor estate Palas.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wachenburg and Wappentor.

Wachenburg

Castle

Photo: Wollschaf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Wachenburg is a castle on a hill overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built between 1907 and 1928 by the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent, a Corps of former students.

Wappentor

Building

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Wappentor is a building.

Windeck Castle

Castle

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Windeck Castle stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the Lorsch monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France. Windeck Castle is situated 650 metres southwest of Wachenburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenau and Hohensachsen.

Birkenau

Village

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Birkenau in the Odenwald is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.