Burg Neu-Wolfstein

#2910 among destinations in Germany

Forts and castles, Historical place, Ruins

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New Wolfstein Castle is a ruined hill castle on a 238-metre-high hill above the town of Wolfstein in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Today the ruins are a cultural monument ()

Alternative names: Built: 1300 (724 years ago)Coordinates: 49°35'9"N, 7°36'17"E

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Schlossgasse 48Wolfstein 67752 Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Burg Neu-Wolfstein – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Schloss Lauterecken, Lauter, Herrmannsberg, Königsberg.

4.4 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Lauterecken, Lauterecken
113 min walk • The Veldenz Schloss of Lauterecken stands in the little Palatine town of Lauterecken and is a cultural monument. It was once the residence of the counts of Palatinate-Veldenz, who lived for four generations that lasted for 151.
4.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lauter, Lauterecken
116 min walk • The Lauter is a tributary to the Glan. The river flows about 33 kilometres north-northwest of Kaiserslautern, through Hirschhorn, Wolfstein and Lauterecken where it meets the Glan.
3.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Herrmannsberg
95 min walk • The Herrmannsberg is a hill, 536 metres hill, in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is part of the North Palatine Uplands. In the southeast it is adjoined by the Bornberg.
1.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Königsberg
28 min walk • The Königsberg is a 568-metre-high hill in the collective municipality of Lauterecken-Wolfstein in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
7 miSW
Zoo, Outdoor activities, Park
Wildpark Potzberg
180 min walk • The Potzberg Game Park and Bird of Prey Zoo is a leisure and animal park in the Nordpfälzer Bergland region a good 20 km northwest of the independent city of Kaiserslautern.
~1770 ftNW
Forts and castles
Burg Alt-Wolfstein, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach
9 min walk • Old Wolfstein Castle, is a ruined hillside castle on the eastern slopes of the Königsberg at the narrowest point in the Lauter valley near Wolfstein in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
5.7 miNW
Locality
Kirrweiler
146 min walk • Kirrweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein.
5.7 miS
Locality
Eulenbis
146 min walk • One of the main attractions in Eulenbis is the historic St. Stephen's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. This beautiful Romanesque church is a must-visit for history enthusiasts and architecture aficionados alike.