Altes Wasserreservoir

Altes Wasserreservoir is a reservoir in Lorch am Rhein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse. Altes Wasserreservoir is situated nearby to the village Lorchhausen, as well as near the locality Wachtenberg.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stahleck Castle and Fürstenberg Castle.

Stahleck Castle

Castle

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Stahleck Castle is a 12th-century fortified castle in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley at Bacharach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stands on a crag approximately 160 metres above sea level on the left bank of the river at the mouth of the Steeg valley, approximately 50 kilometres south of Koblenz, and offers a commanding view of the Lorelei valley.

Fürstenberg Castle

Castle

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The Burg Fürstenberg is a castle in the municipality of Oberdiebach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. When the castle was built, in 1219, this part of the small Oberdiebach was the village of Rheindiebach.

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

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Pfalzgrafenstein Castle, also known as the Pfalz, is a toll castle situated on Falkenau island in the Rhine River, adjacent to Kaub, Germany. First established in 1326/27 by King Ludwig IV of Bavaria, the castle served to collect river tolls from passing traffic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bacharach and Kaub.

Bacharach

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Bacharach is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not within its bounds.

Kaub

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Kaub is a town in Germany, state Rhineland-Palatinate, district Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. It is part of the municipality Loreley. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approx.