Scharfenberg Castle
Scharfenberg Castle, is the ruin of a medieval rock castle in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated above the small South Palatine town of Annweiler.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fensterfels and Anebos Castle.
Anebos Castle
Anebos Castle is a ruin of a medieval castle in the Palatinate Forest south of Anweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The name of the castle is probably derived from the German word "Amboss". Anebos Castle is situated 500 metres northwest of Scharfenberg Castle.Trifels Castle
Trifels Castle is a reconstructed medieval castle at an elevation of 500 m near the small town of Annweiler, in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany. Trifels Castle is situated 1 km northwest of Scharfenberg Castle.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bindersbach and Annweiler am Trifels.
Annweiler am Trifels
Town
Annweiler am Trifels, or Annweiler is a town in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the river Queich, 12 km west of Landau. Annweiler am Trifels station is on the Landau–Saarbrücken railway.
Waldhambach
Village
Waldhambach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Waldhambach is situated 2½ km south of Scharfenberg Castle.
Scharfenberg Castle
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: rock castle
- Categories: rock castle, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Leinsweiler, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.18917° or 49° 11′ 21″ north
Longitude
7.98623° or 7° 59′ 10″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FX95XQP+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Scharfenberg Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Scharfenberg Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Münz”
- French: “Burg Scharfenberg”
- French: “château de Scharfenberg”
- French: “Château de Scharfenberg”
- German: “Burg Münz”
- German: “Burg Scharfenberg (Pfalz)”
- German: “Burg Scharfenberg”
- German: “Münz”
- Polish: “Scharfenberg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scharfenberg and Münzfels.
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