Tanstein Castle

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.

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Opening hours: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Castle
Description: castle in Germany
Also known as: “Castle Tanstein”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grafendahn Castle and Altdahn Castle.

Grafendahn Castle

Castle

Grafendahn Castle

Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Altdahn Castle

Castle

Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Altdahn Castle is situated 120 metres northeast of Tanstein 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)

Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Tanstein Castle

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

49.14987° or 49° 8′ 60″ north

Longitude

7.80164° or 7° 48′ 6″ east

Open location code

8FX94RX2+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

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

Dutch: “Castle Tanstein”
Esperanto: “Burgo Tanstein”
French: “château de Tanstein”
French: “Château de Tanstein”
German: “Burg Tanstein”
German: “Tanstein”
Pfaelzisch: “Burch Tanschdä”
Pfaelzisch: “Burg Tanstein”
Spanish: “Burg Tanstein”
Spanish: “castillo de Tanstein”
Spanish: “Castillo de Tanstein”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burgmuseum and Schützen Berg.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Altdahn, Grafendahn, Tanstein and Burgen ALTDAHN, GRAFENDAHN, TANSTEIN um 1127 erbaut.

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