Weilerskopf

#864 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°29'27"N, 8°7'36"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Weilerskopf – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

2.5 miS
Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Limburg Abbey, Bad Dürkheim
63 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.
2.6 miSE
Winery, Nightlife, Restaurant
Dürkheimer Fass, Bad Dürkheim
67 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 miS
Neighbourhood, Forts and castles
Hardenburg, Bad Dürkheim
51 min walk • The Hardenburg on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest near the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Bad Dürkheim is even as a ruin one of the mightiest castles of Palatinate.
2.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Kriemhildenstuhl, Bad Dürkheim
60 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.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ungeheuersee
16 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...
2.9 miN
Forts and castles
Burg Battenberg, Neuleiningen
75 min walk • Battenberg Castle is a castle ruin near Battenberg in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Burg Altleiningen
63 min walk • Burg Altleiningen, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, is a castle steeped in history and charm. This medieval fortress, dating back to the 12th century, was constructed to serve as a stronghold for the Counts of Leiningen and has...
2.3 miSE
Children's museum, Museum, History museum
Palatinate Museum of Natural History, Bad Dürkheim
58 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.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Eckbachweiher, Neuleiningen
84 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.
0.8 miS
Tower
Bismarck Tower
21 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.
2.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Heidenmauer, Bad Dürkheim
61 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.