Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch

Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch is a nature reserve in Lorch am Rhein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse. Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch is situated nearby to the village Lorchhausen, as well as near the locality Wachtenberg.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stahleck Castle and Pfalzgrafenstein Castle.

Stahleck Castle

Castle

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Stahleck Castle is a 12th-century fortified castle in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley at Bacharach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stands on a crag approximately 160 metres above sea level on the left bank of the river at the mouth of the Steeg valley, approximately 50 kilometres south of Koblenz, and offers a commanding view of the Lorelei valley.

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, also known as the Pfalz, is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. First established in 1326/27 by King Ludwig IV the Bavarian, the castle served to collect river tolls from passing traffic.

Fürstenberg Castle

Castle

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Fürstenberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Oberdiebach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. When the castle was built in 1219, this part of the small Oberdiebach was the village of Rheindiebach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bacharach and Kaub.

Bacharach

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Bacharach is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.

Kaub

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Kaub is a town in Germany, state Rhineland-Palatinate, district Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. It is part of the municipality Loreley. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approx.

Oberwesel

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Oberwesel is a small town in the scenic Rhine Gorge or Middle Rhine Valley. With a population in 2018 of 2813, it's on the left bank of the Rhine 3 km upstream from the Lorelei rock outcrop. There are many historic buildings and sections of the old town walls.

Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch

Type: Nature reserve
Description: nature reserve in Hesse, Germany
Categories: Naturschutzgebiet, protected area, and recreation area
Location: Lorch am Rhein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.061° or 50° 3′ 39″ north

Longitude

7.7865° or 7° 47′ 12″ east

Open location code

9F293Q6P+9J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 233706852

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q61952063

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Spanish—“Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch” goes by many names.

Bavarian: “Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch”
French: “Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch”
German: “Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch”
German: “Naturschutzgebiet Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch”
German: “NSG Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch”
Spanish: “Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lorchhausen and Wachtenberg.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Engwegerkopf and Brunnen Obertal.

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