Frankenstein Castle

Frankenstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a spur above the village of in the in . Its name derives from the local House of Frankenstein.
Wikipedia
Photo: Emil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: medieval fortification, Palatinate Forest, Germany
  • Also known as: “Burg Frankenstein (Pfalz)”, “Burgruine Frankenstein”, “Cetatea frankenstein (pfalz)”, and “Frankenstein Castle, Palatinate”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Frankenstein station and Burg Diemerstein.

Railway stop
Photo: AF666, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the station of the town of in the German state of . Deutsche Bahn classifies it as a category 6 station and it has two platforms. is situated 340 metres west of Frankenstein Castle.

Castle
Photo: Parklife, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle, which is situated 1 km northwest of Frankenstein Castle.

University building
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a university building, which is situated 1 km northwest of Frankenstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diemerstein and Weidenthal.

Suburb
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the district in , .

Village
Photo: Awilms, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in the , in , western . is situated 4½ km west of Frankenstein Castle.

Frankenstein Castle

Latitude
49.43884° or 49° 26′ 20″ north
Longitude
7.97487° or 7° 58′ 30″ east
Open location code
8FX9CXQF+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 160337502
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1011776
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Frankenstein Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “castell de Frankenstein”
  • Dutch: “Frankenstein Castle”
  • Esperanto: “Burgo Frankenstein”
  • German: “Burg Frankenstein”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Frankenstein (Pfalz)”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Frankenstein”
  • Turkish: “Frankenstein Kalesi”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Turm Burgruine Frankenstein and Freiwillige Feuerwehr Frankenstein.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Landschaftspfleger mit Biss and Goebels-Platz.

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