Felsenberg-Berntal Nature Reserve

#3260 among destinations in Germany

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The Felsenberg-Berntal Nature Reserve, is an outlier of the Haardt mountains, which form the eastern ridge of the Palatine Forest region in western Germany. The nature reserve, which extends into the Upper Rhine Plain and has an area of 300 hectares, was established in January 2000 by a statute dated 20 December 1999. The reserve lies in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and comprises the Felsenberg hill and the Berntal valley. The Herxheim Karst Cave on one of its hillsides is known for its archaeological and biological finds. ()

Local name: Felsenberg-Berntal Area: 124.2 acres (0.1941 mi²)Elevation: 686 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 49°30'1"N, 8°9'59"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Felsenberg-Berntal Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Limburg Abbey, Dürkheimer Fass, Kriemhildenstuhl, Ungeheuersee.

3.1 miS
Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Limburg Abbey, Bad Dürkheim
80 min walk • Limburg Abbey is a ruined abbey near Bad Dürkheim, at the edge of the Palatinate Forest in Germany. In the 9th century, the Salian Dukes from Worms built a fortress on the Linthberg as their family seat. In the early 11th century, the fortress was converted into a monastery with a basilica. It existed until the mid 16th century.
2.5 miS
Winery, Nightlife, Restaurant
Dürkheimer Fass, Bad Dürkheim
63 min walk • The Giant Cask or Giant Barrel, is a tourist attraction in the Palatine spa and district town of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
2.5 miS
Archaeological site
Kriemhildenstuhl, Bad Dürkheim
65 min walk • The Kriemhildenstuhl, more rarely Krimhildenstuhl, in the forests around the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is an old Roman quarry, which was worked by the 22nd Legion of the Roman Army, who were stationed in Mogontiacum around 200 A.
2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ungeheuersee
51 min walk • Nestled in the verdant woodlands of the Palatinate Forest in Germany, Ungeheuersee is a serene lake that offers a picturesque escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. This natural gem is not only a haven for local flora and fauna but also a popular destination...
2.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Burg Battenberg, Neuleiningen
61 min walk • Battenberg Castle is a castle ruin near Battenberg in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2.1 miE
Specialty museum, Cafe, Museum
Historic Toy Museum, Freinsheim
54 min walk • The Historic Toy Museum in Freinsheim in Germany is a private collection of old toys.
2.8 miS
Children's museum, Museum, History museum
Palatinate Museum of Natural History, Bad Dürkheim
72 min walk • The Palatinate Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the Anterior Palatinate county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. There is also a branch of the Palatinate museum, the GEOSCOPE Prehistoric Museum at Lichtenberg Castle near the West Palatine county town of Kusel.
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Eckbachweiher, Neuleiningen
79 min walk • The Eckbachweiher in the Palatine Leiningerland in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a woog on the Eckbach stream. A woog is the name given to still bodies of water, especially man-made reservoirs, in southwest Germany.
1.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Weilerskopf
49 min walk • The Weilerskopf is a hill, 470 metres high, in a wooded exclave of Herxheim am Berg northwest of the German town of Bad Dürkheim. Its summit is the site of a transmission tower owned by Deutsche Telekom.
2.2 miSW
Tower
Bismarck Tower
57 min walk • The Bismarck Tower on the 497-metre-high Peterskopf in the Haardt mountains on the eastern edge of the Palatine Forest stands within an exclave of the municipality of Kallstadt in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
2.7 miS
Archaeological site
Heidenmauer, Bad Dürkheim
68 min walk • The Heidenmauer near the Palatine county town of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a circular rampart or ringwork, two and a half kilometres long, which was built by the Celts around 500 B.