Ringwall Gickelsburg
Ringwall Gickelsburg is an archaeological site in Friedrichsdorf, Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse. Ringwall Gickelsburg is situated nearby to the ruins Ziegelrot, as well as near the peak Steinnickelskopf.Photo: Frank Winkelmann, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gickelsburg and Saalburg.
Gickelsburg
Peak
Photo: MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Gickelsburg is a hill near Friedrichsdorf in the state of Hesse, Germany. Its highest point is 471 metres above sea level. Around the summit, there is a Celtic ring wall.
Saalburg
Museum
Photo: Ekem, Public domain.
The Saalburg is a Roman fort located on the main ridge of the Taunus, northwest of Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany. It is a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces. Saalburg is situated 1½ km west of Ringwall Gickelsburg.
Saalburg (Taunus) railway station
Railway station
Photo: MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saalburg (Taunus) railway station is situated 1½ km north of Ringwall Gickelsburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirdorfer Feld bei Bad Homburg and Dillingen.
Dillingen
Suburb
Photo: MdE, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Dillingen is a suburb, which is situated 3 km east of Ringwall Gickelsburg.
Bad Homburg
Photo: Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, commonly referred to as Bad Homburg, is a spa town just outside Frankfurt in Hesse, Germany. With a sizeable castle and old town, the thermal springs and a casino frequented by kings, as well as its present highest per capita wealth in all of Germany, the city adopted an apt motto Champagnerluft und Tradition.
Ringwall Gickelsburg
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: deserted castle site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Friedrichsdorf, Hochtaunuskreis, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.26856° or 50° 16′ 7″ northLongitude
8.58921° or 8° 35′ 21″ eastOpen location code
9F2C7H9Q+CMOpenStreetMap ID
way 28677456OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1267450
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In Other Languages
“Ringwall Gickelsburg” goes by many names.
- German: “Ringwall Gickelsburg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ziegelrot and Steinnickelskopf.
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