Burgruine Balduinseck

#2412 among destinations in Germany

Forts and castles

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Balduinseck Castle, also called Baldeneck, is the ruin of a high castle in the Hunsrück. It is located at 300 meters above sea level on a slate cone only about 20 meters high at the confluence of the Wohnrother Bach and the Schumbach to the Mörsdorfer Bach, in the district of the municipality of Buch in the Rhine-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°4'35"N, 7°21'47"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Burgruine Balduinseck – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kastellaun Castle, Metternich Castle, Burg Waldeck, Goßberg.

3.4 miE
Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
Kastellaun Castle, Kastellaun
86 min walk • Kastellaun Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Kastellaun in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
5.9 miW
Forts and castles, Historical place, View point
Metternich Castle
151 min walk • Metternich Castle, nestled in the picturesque landscape of Germany, stands as a testament to the country's rich historical tapestry. This majestic castle, with its origins tracing back to the Middle Ages, has been a sentinel over the surrounding countryside for...
6 miNE
Forts and castles
Burg Waldeck
153 min walk • Waldeck Castle within the limits of the village of Dorweiler in Dommershausen in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate was the main seat of the Hunsrück family of Boos. The ruin lies high above the Baybach valley.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Goßberg
121 min walk • The Gossberg is a hill with the highest point of 483 m in the municipality of Wüschheim close to the border with Hundheim in the district of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis in the low mountain range of Hunsrück in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
1.4 miNW
Bridge, View point
Geierlay
36 min walk • The Geierlay is a suspension bridge in the low mountain range of the Hunsrück in western Germany. It was opened in 2015. It has a span range of 360 metres and is up to 100 metres above ground. On both sides of the bridge are the villages of Mörsdorf and Sosberg. A stream named Mörsdorfer Bach runs through the valley below the bridge.
3.4 miE
50°4'16"N • 7°26'20"E
Das Haus der regionalen Geschichte, Kastellaun
87 min walk • Museum
3.6 miSE
Music venue, Nightlife
Pydna
91 min walk • Pydna is a former American missile base in Kastellaun, Germany named Wueschheim Air Station. Nuclear-equipped MGM-1 Matador, MGM-13 Mace, MIM-14 Nike Hercules and BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles were stationed here.