Little France
Little France is the ruin of a hillside fort in the German region of Dahner Felsenland. It lies above the village of Erlenbach bei Dahn in the county of Südwestpfalz in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Burgruine Klein-Frankreich”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berwartstein Castle and Nestelberg.
Berwartstein Castle
Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Berwartstein Castle is a castle in the Wasgau, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in the state Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany. It was one of the rock castles that were part of defences of the Palatinate during the Middle Ages. Berwartstein Castle is situated 370 metres north of Little France.
Nestelberg
Peak
Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Nestelberg is a 402-metre-high hill in the Dahner Felsenland in the Wasgau, a region that comprises the southern part of the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the northern part of the French Vosges in the departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niederschlettenbach and Vorderweidenthal.
Niederschlettenbach
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niederschlettenbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Niederschlettenbach is situated 2½ km southwest of Little France.
Vorderweidenthal
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vorderweidenthal is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Western Germany. Vorderweidenthal is situated 3 km northeast of Little France.
Busenberg
Village
Busenberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Busenberg is situated 4 km northwest of Little France.
Little France
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Erlenbach bei Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.10498° or 49° 6′ 18″ northLongitude
7.86279° or 7° 51′ 46″ eastOpen location code
8FX94V37+X4OpenStreetMap ID
node 690201851OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1012679
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Little France” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Little France”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Klein-Frankreich”
- German: “Burg Klein-Frankreich”
- German: “Burg Klein”
- German: “Burg Kleinfrankreich”
- German: “Thurm Frankreich”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burggarten and Kapelle Burg Berwartstein.
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