Laach Castle
Laach Castle, also called the Pfalzgrafen Castle, is a levelled Salian spur castle by the Laacher See opposite the Abbey of Maria Laach. The castle site lies on the territory of Kruft in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: German castle
- Also known as: “Burgstall Burg Laach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laacher See and Maria Laach Abbey.
Laacher See
Lake
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Laacher See, also known as Lake Laach or Laach Lake, is a volcanic crater lake with a diameter of 2 km in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, about 24 km northwest of Koblenz, 37 km south of Bonn, and 8 km west of Andernach.
Maria Laach Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine abbey situated in Glees, on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. Maria Laach Abbey is situated 2 km west of Laach Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wassenach and Nickenich.
Wassenach
Village
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wassenach is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Wassenach is situated 3 km north of Laach Castle.
Nickenich
Village
Photo: Xocolatl, Public domain.
Nickenich is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Nickenich is situated 3½ km east of Laach Castle.
Mendig
Town
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mendig is a small town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated approximately 6 km north-east of Mayen, and 25 km west of Koblenz. Mendig is situated 4 km south of Laach Castle.
Laach Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kruft, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.40707° or 50° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
7.27991° or 7° 16′ 48″ eastOpen location code
9F29C74H+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 610951918OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1012799
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Laach Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “hrad Laach”
- French: “château Laach”
- French: “Château Laach”
- German: “Burg Laach”
- German: “Pfalzgrafenburg”
- Russian: “Лаахский замок”
- Turkish: “Laach Kalesi”
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Highlights include Mofette and Bimsgrube.
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