Frankenburg

#1610 among destinations in Germany

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The Frankenburg is a natural monument with the ruins of a rock castle in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies above the Modenbach valley on a rocky outcrop of the Frankenberg called the Frankenfelsen and was built to guard the road opposite Meistersel Castle. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 49°16'35"N, 8°2'19"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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

Nearby attractions include: Blättersberg, Kesselberg, Roßberg, Meistersel Castle.

1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Blättersberg
31 min walk • The Blättersberg near Rhodt unter Rietburg in the Rhenish-Palatine county of Südliche Weinstraße is a mountain, 613.2 m above sea level, in the Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
0.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kesselberg
16 min walk • The Kesselberg near Edenkoben in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is a mountain, 661.8 m above sea level, It is second highest peak in the Palatine Forest region after the Kalmit and also the third highest mountain in the Palatinate region.
1.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Roßberg
28 min walk • The Roßberg near Ramberg in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is, at 637 m above sea level, the third highest mountain in the Palatine Forest.
0.6 miW
Forts and castles
Meistersel Castle
16 min walk • Meistersel Castle is a ruined castle near Ramberg on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on a 492-metre-high hilltop that towers above the Modenbach valley near the Three Beeches pass on the road from Ramberg to Edenkoben.
0.8 miSW
Mountain pass, Nature, Natural attraction
Drei Buchen
21 min walk • Drei Buchen is a hill pass in the central Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies in the estate of the village of Ramberg at a height of 403 metres above sea level.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Holpertal
30 min walk • The Holpertal is a valley, just one and a half kilometres long, in the central Palatine Forest of Germany. It lies within the municipality of Ramberg in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Frankenburg

Facts and practical information

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

Blättersberg

Kesselberg

Roßberg

Meistersel Castle

Drei Buchen

Holpertal