Steinnickelskopf

Steinnickelskopf is a peak in Friedrichsdorf, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse. Steinnickelskopf is situated nearby to the locality Bei der Drescherskanzel, as well as near Markwiesen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saalburg and Gickelsburg.

Saalburg

Museum

Photo: Ekem, Public domain.

The Saalburg is a Roman fort located on the main ridge of the Taunus, northwest of Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany. It is a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces.

Gickelsburg

Peak

Photo: MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Gickelsburg is a hill near Friedrichsdorf in the state of Hesse, Germany. Its highest point is 471 metres above sea level. Around the summit, there is a Celtic ring wall.

Saalburg (Taunus) railway station

Railway station

Photo: MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bad Homburg and Dillingen.

Bad Homburg

Photo: Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, commonly referred to as Bad Homburg, is a spa town just outside Frankfurt in Hesse, Germany. With a sizeable castle and old town, the thermal springs and a casino frequented by kings, as well as its present highest per capita wealth in all of Germany, the city adopted an apt motto Champagnerluft und Tradition.