Burg Kirkel

Burg Kirkel, also known as the Kirkeler Burg, is a hill castle ruin located on a sandstone spur above Kirkel-Neuhäusel in the Saarpfalz district of Saarland, Germany.

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Type: Castle
Description: castle
Also known as: “Kirkeler Burg”
Wheelchair access: limited

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heimat und Burgmuseum and Wasserfelsen.

Heimat und Burgmuseum

Museum

Heimat und Burgmuseum

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Wasserfelsen

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Wasserfelsen is situated 170 metres east of Burg Kirkel.

Frauenbrunnen

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Frauenbrunnen is situated 410 metres southeast of Burg Kirkel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkel and Neuhäusel.

Kirkel

Village

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Kirkel is a municipality in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximatively 8 km southeast of Neunkirchen, and 20 km east/northeast of Saarbrücken.

Neuhäusel

Suburb

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Neuhäusel is a suburb.

Eschweilerhof

Hamlet

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Eschweilerhof is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Burg Kirkel.

Burg Kirkel

Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kirkel, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.28298° or 49° 16′ 59″ north

Longitude

7.24025° or 7° 14′ 25″ east

Open location code

8FX976MR+54

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=limited

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Burg Kirkel” goes by many names.

French: “château de Kirkel”
French: “Château de Kirkel”
German: “Burg Kirkel”
German: “Burgruine Kirkel”
Greek: “κάστρο Κίρκελ”
Romanian: “Cetatea Kirkel”
Russian: “Крепость Киркель”
Turkish: “Kirkel Kalesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kugelbahn and Alter Wasserspeicher.

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