Achalm Castle
Achalm Castle is a ruined castle located above the towns of Reutlingen and Pfullingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Situated on the top of a hill at the edge of the Swabian Alb the ruins of the 11th-century castle are topped by a look-out tower from 1838.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pluriscient, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Achalm and Wagenhals.
Achalm
Peak
Photo: JACK2008, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achalm is a mountain in Reutlingen, Germany. On its top, the ruins of Achalm Castle can be found, ancestral seat of the counts of Achalm, a 13th-century Swabian noble family related to the counts of Urach.
Versöhnungskirche
Church
Photo: Windharp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Versöhnungskirche is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Achalm Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eningen and Pfullingen.
Eningen
Town
Eningen is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the foot of the Swabian Alps and near the big cities of Reutlingen and Stuttgart.
Pfullingen
Town
Pfullingen is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 3 km southeast of Reutlingen at the foot of the Swabian Alb. Pfullingen is situated 3½ km southwest of Achalm Castle.
Orschel-Hagen
Suburb
Photo: Bonjour35, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Orschel-Hagen is a suburb, which is situated 4 km northwest of Achalm Castle.
Achalm Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Tübingen Region, Swabian Mountains, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
48.49405° or 48° 29′ 39″ northLongitude
9.24407° or 9° 14′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FWFF6VV+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 388024369OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1117185
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Achalm Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Burchtruine Achalm”
- Dutch: “Burchtruïne Achalm”
- French: “château d’Achalm”
- French: “Château d’Achalm”
- German: “Ruine Achalm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aussichtsturm Achalm and Pfullingen-Blick.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Achalm Castle”. Photo: Pluriscient, Public domain.