Philippstein Castle

Philippstein Castle is a castle in Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse. Philippstein Castle is situated nearby to the public building Touristik-Informations-Gebäude, as well as near the pitch Sportplatz.

Photo: Johannes Robalotoff, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Type: Castle
Description: Castle ruins in Hesse, Germany
Also known as: “Burg Phillippstein”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Georgen and Urwaldzelle.

St. Georgen

Church

Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Georgen is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Philippstein Castle.

Urwaldzelle

Nature reserve

Photo: Fernando Ferkelkraut, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Urwaldzelle is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km north of Philippstein Castle.

Castle church

Church

Photo: Mijozi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castle church is situated 2½ km north of Philippstein Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laimbach and Ernsthausen.

Laimbach

Village

Laimbach is a village of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 230 inhabitants. Laimbach is situated 3 km southwest of Philippstein Castle.

Ernsthausen

Village

Photo: Karsten11, CC0.

Ernsthausen is a village of the municipality of Weilmünster in the district of Limburg-Weilburg in central Hesse. It has around 600 inhabitants. Ernsthausen is situated 4½ km southwest of Philippstein Castle.

Audenschmiede

Neighborhood

Photo: Karsten11, Public domain.

Audenschmiede is a neighborhood, which is situated 9 km south of Philippstein Castle.

Philippstein Castle

Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.48963° or 50° 29′ 23″ north

Longitude

8.38066° or 8° 22′ 50″ east

Open location code

9F2CF9QJ+V7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37419248

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1013491

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Philippstein Castle” goes by many names.

Bavarian: “Burg Philippstein”
Dutch: “Burcht Philippstein”
French: “Burg Philippstein”
German: “Burg Philippstein”
German: “Burgruine Philippstein”
Turkish: “Philippstein Castle Kalesi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Touristik-Informations-Gebäude and Sportplatz.

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