Kleinkastell Hillscheid, Hillscheid

Name: Kleinkastell Hillscheid
Address: Hillscheid, Germany

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The Hillscheid Small Fort was a Roman fort of the Upper Germanic Limes, which was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2005. The ground monument, whose foundation walls have been partially preserved and reconstructed, is located in the woods northeast of the present-day local community of Hillscheid, which belongs to the Westerwald district of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Coordinates: 50°24'40"N, 7°42'36"E

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Hillscheid Germany

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Kleinkastell Hillscheid – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Emser Therme, Grenzau Castle, Sporkenburg.

5.1 miSW
Elevated 19th-century fortress and museum
Festung Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz
131 min walk • Perched above the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, the imposing Festung Ehrenbreitstein stands as a sentinel over the city of Koblenz, Germany. This fortress, with its roots tracing back to the early 11th century, is a masterpiece of military architecture...
5.4 miS
50°19'57"N • 7°42'48"E
Emser Therme, Bad Ems
139 min walk • Watersports, Spa, Hot springs
3.6 miNW
Forts and castles
Grenzau Castle
93 min walk • Grenzau Castle is a ruined spur castle at 250 m above sea level near Höhr-Grenzhausen in the county of Westerwaldkreis in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the only castle in Germany with a triangular bergfried.
3.2 miS
Forts and castles
Sporkenburg
81 min walk • The Sporkenburg is a late medieval castle ruin about one kilometre south of Eitelborn in the district of Westerwaldkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
5.3 miS
City hall
Bad Ems-Nassau, Bad Ems
134 min walk • Bad Ems-Nassau is a Verbandsgemeinde in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Bad Ems. It was formed on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former Verbandsgemeinden Bad Ems and Nassau.
5.4 miS
Tower
Bismarckturm, Bad Ems
139 min walk • The Bismarck Tower of Bad Ems an der Lahn in the Rhine-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate was built in honor of the first German Chancellor, Prince Otto von Bismarck. Designed by architect Wilhelm Kreis, the tower stands east of the town center...
4.7 miSW
Area
Urbar, Koblenz
120 min walk • Urbar is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
3.3 miW
Church
Anbetungskirche, Vallendar
84 min walk • The Adoration Church on Mount Schoenstatt is a Catholic church dedicated to the Holy Trinity on Mount Schoenstatt in Vallendar. It was built from 1965 to 1968 according to plans by Alexander Freiherr von Branca.
3.3 miW
Temple
Schoenstatt Shrine
84 min walk • The Schoenstatt Shrine is a Catholic shrine and part of the Apostolic movement founded by Josef Kentenich in Germany in 1914, a place where the Virgin Mary is invited for protection and influence.
4.2 miW
Town
Vallendar, Vallendar
106 min walk • Vallendar is a Verbandsgemeinde in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the municipality is in Vallendar.
5.5 miS
Forts and castles
Karlsburg, Bad Ems
140 min walk • Karlsburg Castle, also known as the Four Towers House, is a town castle in Bad Ems.