Wildenburg Castle

The Wildenburg lies in the North Rhine-Westphalian part of the Eifel Mountains in the national park district of Hellenthal in the German county of Euskirchen.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle
Also known as: “Burg Wildenburg (Eifel)” and “Wildenburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Antonius and St. Matthias.

St. Antonius

Church

Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Antonius is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Wildenburg Castle.

St. Matthias

Church

Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St. Matthias is a church, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Wildenburg Castle.

Reifferscheid Castle

Ruins

Reifferscheid Castle

Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ruins of Reifferscheid Castle stand at a height of 450 metres above sea level near the German-Belgian border between the mountains of the Eifel and the Ardennes in the municipality of Hellenthal. Reifferscheid Castle is situated 2½ km northwest of Wildenburg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hecken and Reifferscheid.

Hecken

Village

Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hecken is a village.

Reifferscheid

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reifferscheid is a village.

Oberreifferscheid

Village

Oberreifferscheid

Photo: Hanghohn62, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Oberreifferscheid is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Wildenburg Castle.

Wildenburg Castle

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.46208° or 50° 27′ 44″ north

Longitude

6.49394° or 6° 29′ 38″ east

Open location code

9F28FF6V+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Romanian—“Wildenburg Castle” goes by many names.

Esperanto: “Burgo Wildenburg (Eifel)”
Esperanto: “Burgo Wildenburg”
German: “Burg Wildenburg (Eifel)”
German: “Burg Wildenburg”
Romanian: “Cetatea Wildenburg”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Johann Baptist and Zingscheid.

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