Wildenstein Castle

Wildenstein Castle is a ruined hill castle on a hill, 486 m above sea level, in the Wildenstein valley, hidden in a wood at the foot of the Donnersberg near Dannenfels in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Type: Protected area
Description: castle
Also known as: “Wildenstein Castle (Palatinate)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Donnersberg and Tannenfels Castle.

Donnersberg

Peak

Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Donnersberg is the highest peak of the Palatinate region of Germany. The mountain lies between the towns of Rockenhausen and Kirchheimbolanden, in the Donnersbergkreis district, which is named after the mountain.

Tannenfels Castle

Castle

Tannenfels Castle

Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY 3.0.

Tannenfels Castle is a ruined hill castle of the motte and bailey type which stands at a height of 460 m above sea level above the village of Dannenfels on the Donnersberg hill in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Tannenfels Castle is situated 2 km northeast of Wildenstein Castle.

Sender Donnersberg

Building

Sender Donnersberg

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Sender Donnersberg is a building, which is situated 1¼ km north of Wildenstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ludwigs tower and Königsstuhl.

Ludwigs tower

Locality

Photo: Mosbach&frey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ludwigs tower is a locality.

Königsstuhl

Locality

Photo: Steffen 962, CC0.

Königsstuhl is a locality.

Jakobsweiler

Village

Photo: Dark Nuker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobsweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Wildenstein Castle

Categories: castle, castle ruin, and historic site
Location: Dannenfels, Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.61401° or 49° 36′ 50″ north

Longitude

7.92495° or 7° 55′ 30″ east

Inception

<1245

Open location code

8FX9JW7F+JX

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Wildenstein Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Burg Wildenstein”
Esperanto: “Burgo Wildenstein”
German: “Burg Wildenstein (Pfalz)”
German: “Burg Wildenstein”
German: “Ruine Wildenstein”
Turkish: “Wildenstein kalesi, Palatinate”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spendel-Wildenstein and Hühnerberg.

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