Cologne District
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Blankenheim

Blankenheim Castle

Blankenheim Castle is a schloss above the village of Blankenheim in the mountains of Germany. It was built as a hill castle around 1115 by Gerhard I and became the family seat of the House of Blankenheim.
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Photo: Borsi112, Public domain.
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Castle above the town of Blankenheim in the Eifel. Built around 1115 by Gerhard I.
  • Also known as: “Castle Blankenheim”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Mariä Himmelfahrt, Blankenheim and Eifelmuseum Blankenheim.

Church
Photo: DKrieger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Museum
Photo: Rosemoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 170 metres southwest of Blankenheim Castle.

Church
Photo: Listen-köbes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Blankenheim Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blankenheimerdorf and Mülheim.

Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Carbolineum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Blankenheim Castle.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Blankenheim Castle.

Blankenheim Castle

Latitude
50.43811° or 50° 26′ 17″ north
Longitude
6.65169° or 6° 39′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F28CMQ2+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 973173186
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1011065
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Blankenheim Castle” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Castle Blankenheim”
  • German: “Burg Blankenheim”
  • Italian: “castello di Blankenheim”
  • Italian: “Castello di Blankenheim”
  • Russian: “Бланкенхайм”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barockgarten and Unterburg: Garten- und Parkanlage.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blankenheim Castle”. Photo: Borsi112, Public domain.