Burg Elkerhausen

Burg Elkerhausen is a castle in Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse, which is located on Burgring. Burg Elkerhausen is situated near the fire station Freiwillige Feuerwehr Elkerhausen, as well as near the community center Evangelisches Gemeindehaus.

Photo: Ferdinand Luthmer, Public domain.

Type: Castle
Description: castle
Also known as: “Ehemalige Wasserburg Elkerhausen” and “Schloss Elkerhausen”
Address: Burgring 18, Weinbach, 35796

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Aumenau station and St. Marien.

Aumenau station

Railway station

Photo: Asdrubal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aumenau is a station in the German state of Hesse on the Lahn Valley Railway. Aumenau station is situated 3 km southwest of Burg Elkerhausen.

St. Marien

Church

Photo: Asdrubal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Marien is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Burg Elkerhausen.

Rote Küppel

Peak

Photo: Hintertaunus, Public domain.

Rote Küppel is a peak, which is situated 4 km southeast of Burg Elkerhausen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ernsthausen and Langenbach.

Ernsthausen

Village

Photo: Karsten11, CC0.

Ernsthausen is a village of the municipality… Ernsthausen is situated 6 km northeast of Burg Elkerhausen.

Langenbach

Village

Langenbach is a village of the municipality… Langenbach is situated 7 km east of Burg Elkerhausen.

Laimbach

Village

Laimbach is a village of the municipality… Laimbach is situated 7 km northeast of Burg Elkerhausen.

Burg Elkerhausen

Categories: water castle, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Weinbach, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.41801° or 50° 25′ 5″ north

Longitude

8.28313° or 8° 16′ 59″ east

Open location code

9F2CC79M+67

OpenStreetMap ID

way 646848105

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q1011581

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In Other Languages

“Burg Elkerhausen” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Elkerhausen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Freiwillige Feuerwehr Elkerhausen and Evangelisches Gemeindehaus.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kriegerdenkmal and Ortsmitte.

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