Drachenfels Castle
Drachenfels Castle is a ruined hill castle near the village of Busenberg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the German half of the Wasgau region, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest.Photo: Rüdiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: castle ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heidenberg and Drachenfelshütte.
Heidenberg
Peak
The Heidenberg is a 420-metre-high hill in the southeastern Wasgau, the region that covers the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in Germany and the northern Vosges in France.
Drachenfelshütte
Building
Photo: Steffen 962, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drachenfelshütte is a building, which is situated 280 metres southeast of Drachenfels Castle.
Buchkammer
Cave
Photo: Pfalz39, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Buchkammer is a cave, which is situated 660 metres south of Drachenfels Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bruchweiler-Bärenbach and Schindhard.
Bruchweiler-Bärenbach
Village
Photo: Rüdiger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bruchweiler-Bärenbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Schindhard
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schindhard is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Reichenbach (Dahn)
Village
Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reichenbach (Dahn) is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Drachenfels Castle.
Drachenfels Castle
- Categories: rock castle, tourism, and peak
- Location: Busenberg, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.1222° or 49° 7′ 20″ northLongitude
7.82824° or 7° 49′ 42″ eastElevation
368 metres (1,207 feet)Open location code
8FX94RCH+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 377962882OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q22551
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Drachenfels Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Drachenfels Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Drachenfels”
- French: “château de Drachenfels”
- French: “Château de Drachenfels”
- German: “Burg Drachenfels (Wasgau)”
- German: “Burg Drachenfels”
- Pfaelzisch: “Burch Drachefels”
- Pfaelzisch: “Burg Drachenfels”
- Spanish: “Drachenfels”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruine Drachenfels and Eingravierter Drache.
Nearby Places
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