Burg Beilstein

Burg Beilstein is a castle in Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse. Burg Beilstein is situated nearby to the town hall Gemeindeverwaltung Greifenstein, as well as near the synagogue Jüdischer Friedhof.

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Type: Castle
Description: Westerwald castle, Hesse, Germany
Also known as: “Beilstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ulmtalsperre and Lichtenstein Castle.

Ulmtalsperre

Reservoir

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Ulmtalsperre is a reservoir.

Lichtenstein Castle is a levelled spur castle on the hill of Burgberg Lichtenstein, 315 m above sea level, near the Greifenstein village of Holzhausen on the old military High Road, that ran from Frankfurt via Wetzlar to Cologne. Lichtenstein Castle is situated 2½ km east of Burg Beilstein.

Greifenstein Castle

Castle

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Greifenstein Castle lies in the eponymous village of Greifenstein in the county of Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Middle Hesse, Germany. It is a geo point in the national geopark of Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus. Greifenstein Castle is situated 4 km east of Burg Beilstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hirschberg (Herborn) and Oberrod.

Hirschberg (Herborn)

Village

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Hirschberg (Herborn) is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Burg Beilstein.

Oberrod

Village

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Oberrod is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Oberrod is situated 9 km west of Burg Beilstein.