Riesenstein
Riesenstein is a climbing site in Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg. Riesenstein is situated nearby to the government office ZSL, as well as near the sports venue Sporthalle Klingenteich.Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Heidelberg Castle and St. Peter’s Church, Heidelberg.
Heidelberg Castle
Photo: Pumuckel42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. Heidelberg Castle is situated 1 km northeast of Riesenstein.
St. Peter’s Church, Heidelberg
Church
Photo: BishkekRocks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter's Church is the oldest church in the old town of Heidelberg, Germany. It has generally served as the university church of the University of Heidelberg since the late Middle Ages. St. Peter’s Church, Heidelberg is situated 260 metres northeast of Riesenstein.
Kurpfälzisches Museum
Museum
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kurpfälzisches Museum is a museum of art and archaeology in Heidelberg, Germany. It is located in the Palais Morass. It was founded in the late 1870s, when the city of Heidelberg purchased the private collection of the artist and art historian Charles de Graimberg. Kurpfälzisches Museum is situated 450 metres north of Riesenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heidelberg old town and Molkenkur Bergbahnhof.
Molkenkur Bergbahnhof
Locality
Photo: Matthäus Merian the Elder, Public domain.
Molkenkur Bergbahnhof is a locality.
Weststadt
Suburb
Photo: Michael Linnenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weststadt is a suburb of Heidelberg created during the 19th century, when Heidelberg expanded to the west along the railways during the Industrial Revolution.
Riesenstein
- Type: Rock
- Wheelchair access: no
- Categories: rock, climbing site, tourism, tourist attraction, sports location, and landform
- Location: Heidelberg, Karlsruhe Region, Rhine-Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.40738° or 49° 24′ 27″ northLongitude
8.70401° or 8° 42′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FXCCP43+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1387960386OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbingOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q2152473
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In Other Languages
“Riesenstein” goes by many names.
- German: “Riesenstein (Heidelberg)”
- German: “Riesenstein”
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