Reifferscheid Castle
The ruins of Reifferscheid Castle stand at a height of 450 metres above sea level near the German-Belgian border between the mountains of the Eifel and the Ardennes in the municipality of Hellenthal.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Matthias and Wildenburg Castle.
St. Matthias
Church
Wildenburg Castle
Castle
The Wildenburg lies in the North Rhine-Westphalian part of the Eifel Mountains in the national park district of Hellenthal in the German county of Euskirchen. Wildenburg Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of Reifferscheid Castle.
Evangelische Kirche (Hellenthal)
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reifferscheid and Oberreifferscheid.
Reifferscheid Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle
- Categories: castle, building, and historic site
- Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.47681° or 50° 28′ 37″ north
Longitude
6.46636° or 6° 27′ 59″ east
Elevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)
Open location code
9F28FFG8+PG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“Reifferscheid Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hrad Reifferscheidt”
- Dutch: “Burg Reifferscheid”
- German: “Burg Reifferscheid”
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Highlights include EifelBlicke and Steinbruch und Wald Kupferhardt.
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