Bischofstein Castle
Bischofstein Castle is a castle by the Moselle in Germany. It sits between Moselkern and Hatzenport; these and the castle face the borough of Burgen. It was a stronghold belonging to the Archbishops of Treves.Photo: DER UNFASSBARE, Public domain.
- Type: Hostel
- Description: castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Also known as: “Burg Bischofstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pauluskapelle and Eltz Castle.
Eltz Castle
Photo: Carschten, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Eltz Castle is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of the House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century. Eltz Castle is situated 3½ km west of Bischofstein Castle.
Trutzeltz Castle
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The ruins of Trutzeltz Castle, also known as Balduineltz, Baldeneltz or Neueltz, are the remains of a hill castle in the valley of the Elz in the parish of Wierschem near the town of Münstermaifeld. Trutzeltz Castle is situated 3½ km west of Bischofstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burgen and Lasserg.
Burgen
Village
Photo: Labradormix, Public domain.
Burgen is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Moselkern
Village
Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.
Moselkern is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem of Cochem-Zell, a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Moselkern is situated 2½ km southwest of Bischofstein Castle.
Bischofstein Castle
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage monument in Germany, building, tourism, historic site, and accommodation
- Location: Hatzenport, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.21372° or 50° 12′ 49″ northLongitude
7.38389° or 7° 23′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F29697M+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 127076140OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=hostelWikidata ID
Q1011042
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Bischofstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bischofstein Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Bischofstein”
- French: “Burg Bischofstein”
- French: “château du Bischofstein”
- French: “Château du Bischofstein”
- German: “Burg Bischofsstein”
- German: “Burg Bischofstein”
- German: “Burgkapelle Bischofstein”
- German: “Pauluskapelle”
- German: “Schullandheim Burg Bischofstein”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Küppchen and Fußballplatz SV Lasserg.
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