Jakobswand

Jakobswand is a quarry in Weinheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Jakobswand is situated nearby to the sports venue Boulderhalle, as well as near Hildebrand’sche Obere Mühle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wachenburg and Windeck Castle.

Wachenburg

Castle

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The Wachenburg is a castle on a hill overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was built between 1907 and 1928 by the Weinheimer Senioren-Convent, a Corps of former students. Wachenburg is situated 750 metres south of Jakobswand.

Windeck Castle

Castle

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Windeck Castle stands on a small hill in Weinheim on the Bergstraße. It was built around 1100 to protect the inhabitants of the Lorsch monastery. It was hugely damaged in 1674 by the troops of King Louis XIV of France. Windeck Castle is situated 1¼ km south of Jakobswand.

Weinheim Hauptbahnhof

Railway station

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Weinheim Hauptbahnhof is a station in the town of Weinheim in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is served by Intercity services on the Main-Neckar Railway between Frankfurt and Heidelberg/Mannheim. Weinheim Hauptbahnhof is situated 1¼ km west of Jakobswand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birkenau and Nieder-Liebersbach.

Birkenau

Village

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Birkenau in the Odenwald is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.