Veitskopf, Wassenach

Name: Veitskopf
Address: Wassenach, Germany

#1 among attractions in Wassenach

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Mountain

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The Veitskopf is hill, 428 m above sea level, in the Eifel mountains of Germany. It is located in the county of Ahrweiler in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises north of the lake of Laacher See in the area of the village of Wassenach. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°25'49"N, 7°15'51"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Maria Laach Abbey, Namedy Castle, Laacher See, Hochsimmer.

1.9 miS
Benedictine abbey with medieval murals
Maria Laach Abbey, Glees
48 min walk • Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine abbey situated on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See, near Andernach, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is a member of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.
4.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Namedy Castle, Andernach
113 min walk • Namedy Castle is located in the Rhine valley, close to the village of Namedy in Andernach, Germany. Late gothic, moated castle originally belonging to the Husmann Knights of Andernach.
1.2 miS
Lake, Nature, Natural attraction
Laacher See
32 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of the Eifel region in Germany, Laacher See is a stunning volcanic lake that offers a unique glimpse into the country's geological past. Formed by a massive eruption around 12,900 years ago, this caldera lake is the largest in the...
5.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochsimmer
142 min walk • The Hochsimmer is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of Mayen-Koblenz. At the summit is an observation tower, the Hochsimmer Tower.
3.8 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Lava-Dome, Mendig
99 min walk • The Lava Dome - German Volcano Museum Mendig is a museum in Mendig, which opened on July 30, 2005 and presents volcanism in the region around the Laacher See volcano. The museum is one of the central facilities of the Volcano Park, which covers the...
3.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bausenberg
79 min walk • The Bausenberg is a cinder cone hill, 339.8 m above sea level, in the East Eifel in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
5 miE
Natural attraction, Visitor center, Science museum
Geysir Andernach, Andernach
129 min walk • Andernach Geyser is the highest cold-water geyser in the world, reaching heights of 30 to 60 metres. The geyser was first bored in 1903 on the Namedy Peninsula in the Rhine near Andernach.
3.5 miSW
Tower
Goose Neck Tower
89 min walk • Goose Neck Tower is an 87-metre concrete radio tower near Bell and Mendig in Western Germany. Built in 1976, it serves as an internal radio relay link for German electric and natural gas public utility company RWE.
4.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstein
115 min walk • The Hochstein is a volcanic cone, 563 m above sea level, in the Eifel near Obermendig in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and county of Mayen-Koblenz.
5.4 miE
Area
Leutesdorf, Andernach
138 min walk • Leutesdorf is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Hammerstein
127 min walk • Hammerstein Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle on a 195 m above sea level hill on the Rhine south of the village of Hammerstein in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate. Today, the ruin can be reached via the Rheinsteig trail.