Heidenmauer
The Heidenmauer near the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a circular rampart or ringwork, two and a half kilometres long, which was built by the Celts around 500 B.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Celtic ringwork in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kriemhildenstuhl and Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe.
Kriemhildenstuhl
Protected area
Photo: Maik Riede, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Kriemhildenstuhl, more rarely Krimhildenstuhl, in the forests around the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is an old Roman quarry, which was worked by the 22nd Legion of the Roman Army, who were stationed in Mogontiacum around 200 A. Kriemhildenstuhl is situated 570 metres east of Heidenmauer.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe
Photo: Steffen 962, CC0.
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Höhe is situated 590 metres south of Heidenmauer.
Limburg Abbey
Photo: F. Riedelio, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Limburg Abbey is a ruined abbey near Bad Dürkheim, at the edge of the Palatinate Forest in Germany. In the 9th century, the Salian Dukes from Worms built a fortress on the Linthberg as their family seat. Limburg Abbey is situated 1 km southwest of Heidenmauer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardenburg and Leistadt.
Leistadt
Village
Photo: Peterbreier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leistadt is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Heidenmauer.
Wachenheim
Village
Photo: Alektryo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wachenheim an der Weinstraße is a small town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, roughly 1 km south of Bad Dürkheim and 20 km west of Ludwigshafen. Wachenheim is situated 3½ km southeast of Heidenmauer.
Heidenmauer
- Categories: rampart, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.46524° or 49° 27′ 55″ northLongitude
8.15127° or 8° 9′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FXCF582+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 516887449OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1308634
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Heidenmauer” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Heidenmauer”
- Esperanto: “Heidenmauer”
- French: “mur païen de Bad Dürkheim”
- French: “Mur païen de Bad Dürkheim”
- German: “Heidenmauer”
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Highlights include Herzogweiherblick and SKG Grethen.
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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 “Heidenmauer”. Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.