Altdahn Castle

Altdahn Castle is a castle ruin in the Palatinate Forest, the German part of the Wasgau region. It is located near the town of Dahn in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stands 337 metres above sea level.

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Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grafendahn Castle and Tanstein Castle.

Grafendahn Castle

Castle

Grafendahn Castle

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Burg Grafendahn - Dahn - 01.jpg Grafendahn Castle lies in the southern Palatine Forest, the German part of the Wasgau region, just under 1 kilometre east of the small town of Dahn in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Tanstein Castle

Castle

Tanstein Castle

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Tanstein Castle is the ruin of a rock castle in the southern Palatine Forest, the German part of the Wasgau region. It lies just under a kilometre east of the small town of Dahn in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Tanstein Castle is situated 120 metres southwest of Altdahn Castle.

Hochstein

Peak

Photo: FirefighterDahn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hochstein, near the little southwest Palatine town of Dahn in southwest Germany, is a rock formation that is very popular with sports climbers and walkers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Erfweiler and Reichenbach (Dahn).

Erfweiler

Village

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Erfweiler is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is a state-recognised resort.

Reichenbach (Dahn)

Village

Reichenbach (Dahn)

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Reichenbach (Dahn) is a village.

Schindhard

Village

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schindhard is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.

Altdahn Castle

Categories: rock castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Dahn, Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.15049° or 49° 9′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.80308° or 7° 48′ 11″ east

Wheelchair access

no

Open location code

8FX95R23+56

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Altdahn Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Altdahn Castle”
Esperanto: “Burgo Altdahn”
Finnish: “Altdahnin linna”
French: “château d’Altdahn”
French: “Château d’Altdahn”
German: “Altdahn”
German: “Burg Altdahn”
Pfaelzisch: “Burch Altdòhn”
Pfaelzisch: “Burg Altdahn”
Russian: “Альтдан”
Russian: “Замок Альтдан”
Spanish: “castillo de Altdahn”
Spanish: “Castillo de Altdahn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burgmuseum and Löchelfels.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Schlossberg / Burgenmassiv Altdahn and Burgenmassiv Altdahn.

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