Burg Hohensolms

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Forts and castles

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Hohensolms Castle, also called Neu-Hohensolms, is a hilltop castle on the so-called "Ramsberg" about 430 m above sea level in the district of the same name of the municipality of Hohenahr in the Lahn-Dill district in Hesse.

Coordinates: 50°39'17"N, 8°30'52"E

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Burg Hohensolms – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dünsberg, Gleiberg Volcano, Altenberg, Burg Gleiberg.

2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dünsberg
74 min walk • Dünsberg is a hill slightly northwest of Gießen in Hesse, Germany. At 498 meters in height, it is the highest mountain in the Gießen and Wetzlar area. On the southern slope of the hill, grave mounds were found from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Fortification systems of the hill are detectable from the Urnfield period.
5.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Gleiberg Volcano
152 min walk • Gleiberg is a hill and extinct volcano in Hesse, Germany.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Altenberg
32 min walk • The Altenberg is a hill in Hesse, Germany. It is next to the L3053 road.
5.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Burg Gleiberg, Wettenberg
151 min walk • Gleiberg Castle with the surrounding village of Gleiberg is a namesake part of Krofdorf-Gleiberg and belongs to the municipality of Wettenberg in the district of Giessen in Hesse.
6.8 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Besucherbergwerk Grube Fortuna
175 min walk • The Fortuna mine, closed in 1983 in a wooded area north of Solms-Oberbiel near Wetzlar, is one of the many mines in the Lahn-Dill area. Iron ore in the form of red ironstone and brown ironstone was mined here, as well as a small magnetite deposit.
5.3 miS
Church
Paulskirche, Wetzlar
135 min walk • St. Paul's Church was built between 1491 and 1492 in what is now the Hermannstein district of Wetzlar in central Hesse. The late-Gothic hall church has a three-aisle front and a west tower dating from the 1520s.
5.3 miS
Forts and castles
Burg Hermannstein, Wetzlar
135 min walk • Hermannstein Castle is located on the Schwarzenberg as a hilltop castle above the present-day Wetzlar district of Hermannstein in central Hesse.
5 miS
Town
Lahnau
129 min walk • One of the town's main attractions is the beautiful Lahn River, which meanders through the countryside, providing stunning views and opportunities for outdoor activities such as hiking and cycling. Visitors can also explore the nearby Lahnau Forest, a tranquil oasis...