Schweppenburg

#2857 among destinations in Germany

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Schweppenburg is a castle in the district of Niederlützingen, today local municipality of Brohl-Lützing, in the lower part of the Brohl Valley. Brohl-Lützing belongs to the district of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate.

Coordinates: 50°28'2"N, 7°18'29"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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

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

5 miSW
Benedictine abbey with medieval murals
Maria Laach Abbey, Glees
128 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.
2.3 miE
Forts and castles
Namedy Castle, Andernach
58 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.
4.1 miSW
Lake, Nature, Natural attraction
Laacher See
105 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...
4.7 miSE
Tower
Pulverturm, Andernach
120 min walk • The Pulverturm in Andernach is a tower that is part of the archiepiscopal-Electorate of Cologne castle at Andernach and, at the same time, a fortified tower in the town fortifications.
4.3 miSE
Tower, Gothic architecture
Round Tower, Andernach
110 min walk • The Round Tower of Andernach in Germany is a large defensive tower, the town's keep and schauinsland, the highest tower of a castle and odf the town walls were called that way because they provided a far look into the surrounding country to see enemy troops approaching in time...
3.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bausenberg
97 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.
3.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Veitskopf, Wassenach
82 min walk • 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. Der Veitskopf is the cinder cone of a volcano that erupted during the Quaternary period.
3.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Visitor center, Science museum
Geysir Andernach, Andernach
83 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 miE
Area
Leutesdorf, Andernach
90 min walk • Leutesdorf is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2.2 miE
Forts and castles
Burgruine Hammerstein
56 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.
4.5 miN
Archaeological site
Bad Breisig
114 min walk • Bad Breisig is an archaeological site in Germany.