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
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: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Braunfels, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.48963° or 50° 29′ 23″ northLongitude
8.38066° or 8° 22′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F2CF9QJ+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 37419248OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata 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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