Oberburg

Oberburg is a castle in , , . Oberburg is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint , as well as near .
Photo: Peter Daub, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castles of Manderscheid and Maar Museum.

Photo: Túrelio, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Near the town of are the ruins of two castles, the castles of Manderschied, whose history and location reflect the mediaeval conflict of interest between the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg.

Museum
Photo: Joho345, Public domain.
The in in the German state of is a museum whose focus is natural variety and international significance for science and the region of the volcanic maars that characterise parts of the mountains. is situated 760 metres west of Oberburg.

Archaeological site
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a former volcanic lake, that was formed during the Middle Eocene around 44.3 million years ago and is thus the oldest known maar. is situated 2½ km north of Oberburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pantenburg and Eckfeld.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , .

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , . is situated 3 km northeast of Oberburg.

Village
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , . is situated 3½ km southeast of Oberburg.

Oberburg

Latitude
50.09406° or 50° 5′ 39″ north
Longitude
6.81753° or 6° 49′ 3″ east
Open location code
9F283RV9+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 292655123
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q126710292
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