Achalm Castle, Reutlingen

Name: Achalm Castle
Address: Reutlingen, Germany

#4 among attractions in Reutlingen

Forts and castles, Top attraction

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Achalm Castle is a ruined castle located above the towns of Reutlingen and Pfullingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Situated on the top of a hill at the edge of the Swabian Alb the ruins of the 11th-century castle are topped by a look-out tower from 1838. ()

Local name: Ruine Achalm Coordinates: 48°29'38"N, 9°14'39"E

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Reutlingen Germany

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Achalm Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Achalm, Käpfle, Mary's Church, Eningen.

~40 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Achalm, Reutlingen
1 min walk • Achalm is a mountain in Reutlingen, Germany. On its top, the ruins of Achalm Castle can be found, ancestral seat of the counts of Achalm, a 13th-century Swabian noble family related to the counts of Urach.
5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Käpfle, Reutlingen
128 min walk • Käpfle is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany to the north of Reutlingen.
1.4 miW
Church, Gothic architecture
Mary's Church, Reutlingen
37 min walk • St. Mary's Church is a church in Reutlingen, Germany. It was built from 1247 to 1343 and is one of the most distinct Gothic buildings in Swabia. Between the 1520s and 1540s the church was a center of the Swabian reformer Matthäus Alber, who spread the teachings of Martin Luther to Reutlingen and surrounding areas.
0.8 miSE
Area
Eningen, Reutlingen
20 min walk • Eningen is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated at the foot of the Swabian Alps and near the big cities of Reutlingen and Stuttgart.
2.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Georgenberg, Reutlingen
55 min walk • The Georgenberg is a mountain in the middle of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The slopes of the Georgenberg were originally used by the inhabitants of Reutlingen and Pfullingen to grow wine, which is why terraced landscape structures can still be seen below the summit.
1.3 miSW
Bridge
Schmid peoplemover, Reutlingen
34 min walk • The Schmid peoplemover is an elevator capable of crossing an obstacle. It was invented by Emil Schmid and designed by the company Schmid-Maschinenbau from Sonnenbühl, Germany. Currently ThyssenKrupp Aufzugswerke GmbH is in charge of its maintenance.
1.3 miW
Street
Spreuerhofstraße, Reutlingen
34 min walk • Spreuerhofstraße is, according to Guinness World Records, the world's narrowest street, found in the city of Reutlingen, Germany. It ranges from 31 centimetres at its narrowest to 50 centimetres at its widest.
2.8 miW
Library
Reutlingen University, Reutlingen
71 min walk • Reutlingen University is a university of applied sciences, involved in education and research. It is located in Reutlingen in the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg.
4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hohe Warte
102 min walk • The Hohe Warte is a mountain in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2 miW
48°30'18"N • 9°12'13"E
DAV Kletterzentrum, Reutlingen
51 min walk • Climbing
2.1 miS
Area
Pfullingen, Reutlingen
55 min walk • Pfullingen is a town in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 3 km southeast of Reutlingen at the foot of the Swabian Alb.