Martin Joh., Blieskastel

#2 among attractions in Blieskastel

Wayside shrine

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Martin Joh. is a place located in Blieskastel (Saarland state) and belongs to the category of wayside shrine.

It is situated at an altitude of 866 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 49°14'24"N latitude and 7°14'31"E longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle (church, 20 min walk), Saarpfalz-Kreis (neighbourhood, 20 min walk), Kirkeler Burg, Kirkel (forts and castles, 77 min walk).

Coordinates: 49°14'24"N, 7°14'31"E

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Martin Joh. – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle, Römermuseum Schwarzenacker, Zweibrücken Castle, Zweibrücken Observatory.

0.8 miE
Church
Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle, Blieskastel
20 min walk • The Holy Cross Chapel also known as the Gnadenkapelle is located on the Han above Blieskastel in Saarland. As a place of pilgrimage, it belongs to the Blieskastel Monastery, built in 1929, and is visited by around 80,000 pilgrims annually.
4.4 miNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Römermuseum Schwarzenacker, Homburg, Saarland
114 min walk • Römermuseum Schwarzenacker is an archaeological open-air museum in Schwarzenacker, a district of Homburg, Saarland, Germany. The museum was constructed by archaeologist Alfonso Kolling, who also led the archaeological excavations at the site.
5.5 miE
Baroque architecture, Forts and castles
Zweibrücken Castle, Zweibrücken
142 min walk • Zweibrücken Castle is a building in the town of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It was built as a ducal palace in 1720-1725. It is the largest and most magnificent secular building in the Palatinate. It is now the seat of the Palatine Higher Regional Court, and of the Zweibrücken law courts.
5.5 miE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Zweibrücken Observatory, Zweibrücken
141 min walk • Zweibrücken Observatory, or the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association, is a public observatory in Zweibrücken, Germany. Its dome was painted to resemble the Star Wars character R2-D2 in 2018.
5.4 miE
Church, Baroque architecture
Karlskirche, Zweibrücken
139 min walk • The Karlskirche is a church in Zweibrücken built in 1715, destroyed in 1945, rebuilt in 1970. It is one of two landmarks of the town with Alexander's Church. It was court church from 1733 to 1858. Its congregation forms part of today's United Evangelical Church of the Palatinate.
4.2 miNE
Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Wörschweiler Abbey, Homburg, Saarland
108 min walk • Wörschweiler Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the commune of Homburg in Saarland state, Germany. The monastery site is about 30 kilometres east of Saarbrücken, on a mountain called Marienberg.
4.8 miS
Museum
Museum für dörfliche Alltagskultur
124 min walk • Museum für dörfliche Alltagskultur is a museum in Saarland, Germany.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Schwarzbach
88 min walk • The Schwarzbach is a river in southwestern Germany, left tributary of the Blies. Its source is in the Palatinate Forest, near Trippstadt. It flows through the states Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. Towns along its course are Waldfischbach-Burgalben, Contwig and Zweibrücken. After 50 km, it flows into the Blies in Homburg-Einöd.
6.1 miNW
Museum
Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum, Sankt Ingbert
157 min walk • The Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum is located in St. Ingbert, Saarpfalz district in the south-east part of the Saarland, Germany. The museum is in the Becker tower of the former Becker brewery, which later became the Karlberg brewery.
3 miN
Forts and castles
Kirkeler Burg, Kirkel
77 min walk • Kirkel Castle is a ruined castle in the Saarland, located about halfway between the towns of St. Ingbert, Homburg, Neunkirchen and Zweibrücken. It stands on the Schlossberg, a freestanding red sandstone rock.
5.5 miE
Church
Alexanderkirche, Zweibrücken
141 min walk • The Alexander Church in Zweibrücken was a late Gothic hall church that was rebuilt in a greatly simplified form after being destroyed in World War II.