Prankel

Prankel is a neighborhood in Weinheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Prankel is situated nearby to the suburb Südstadt, as well as near the neighborhood Judenbuckel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof and Schloss Weinheim.

Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof

Park

The Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof, also known as the Hermannshof Weinheim, is a privately owned show and trial garden at Babostraße 5, Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Schloss Weinheim

Castle

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Schloss Weinheim is a castle.

Windeck Castle stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the Lorsch monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hohensachsen and Birkenau.

Hohensachsen

Village

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Hohensachsen is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Prankel.

Birkenau

Village

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Birkenau in the Odenwald is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”. Birkenau is situated 4 km northeast of Prankel.