Erfenstein Castle
Erfenstein Castle is a medieval spur castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein Valley at 265 m above sea level in the vicinity of the hamlet of Erfenstein in the municipality of Esthal.Photo: Steffen 962, CC0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin in Germany
- Also known as: “Neu-Erfenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Spangenberg Castle and Breitenstein Castle.
Spangenberg Castle
Castle
Photo: F. Riedelio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Spangenberg Castle is the partially rebuilt ruin of a rock castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein valley near the village of Erfenstein, but is actually on the forest estates belong to the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, or more precisely, the village of Lachen-Speyerdorf. Spangenberg Castle is situated 270 metres southeast of Erfenstein Castle.
Breitenstein Castle
Castle
Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The ruins of Breitenstein Castle stand on a crag, 220 metres high, on the northern side of the Speyerbach valley in the Palatine Forest in Germany. The castles is 4 kilometres east of the village of Elmstein in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Breitenstein Castle is situated 1½ km southwest of Erfenstein Castle.
Helmbachweiher
Pond
The Helmbachweiher is a lake in the central Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies near the Helmbach stream about two kilometres from its confluence with the Speyerbach on the forest estates of the municipalities of Elmstein, Kirrweiler and Venningen. Helmbachweiher is situated 3 km southwest of Erfenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erfenstein and Helmbach.
Frankeneck
Village
Photo: AF666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frankeneck is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Frankeneck is situated 3½ km northeast of Erfenstein Castle.
Erfenstein Castle
- Categories: hill castle, rock castle, castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Esthal, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.35324° or 49° 21′ 12″ northLongitude
8.01393° or 8° 0′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FXC9237+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 34025059OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1011642
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Satellite Map
Discover Erfenstein Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Erfenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Erfenstein Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Erfenstein”
- German: “BURG (NEU-) ERFENSTEIN UND ALT-ERFENSTEIN”
- German: “Burg Erfenstein”
- German: “Erpenstein”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alt-Erfenstein and Lourdesgrotte.
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