Rhineland-Palatinate
Bad Dürkheim
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Breitenstein Castle

The ruins of Breitenstein Castle stand on a crag, 220 metres high, on the northern side of the valley in the Palatine Forest in . The castles is 4 kilometres east of the village of in the county of in the state of .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spangenberg Castle and Erfenstein Castle.

Castle
Photo: F. Riedelio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the partially rebuilt ruin of a rock castle in the German state of . 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 , or more precisely, the village of Lachen-Speyerdorf. is situated 1½ km northeast of Breitenstein Castle.

Castle
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is a medieval spur castle in the German state of . 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 . is situated 1½ km northeast of Breitenstein Castle.

Pond
The is a lake in the central Palatine Forest in the German state of . It lies near the Helmbach stream about two kilometres from its confluence with the on the forest estates of the municipalities of , Kirrweiler and . is situated 2 km southwest of Breitenstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helmbach and Erfenstein.

Village
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is a village.

Village
Photo: AF666, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Breitenstein Castle.

Breitenstein Castle

Latitude
49.34477° or 49° 20′ 41″ north
Longitude
7.99867° or 7° 59′ 55″ east
Open location code
8FX98XVX+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34025707
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1011176
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Breitenstein Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Breitensteiner Klause and Breitenstein (Pfalz).

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