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Burgruine Schwalbennest, Neckarsteinach

#2 among attractions in Neckarsteinach

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The castle ruin Schwalbennest, actually Schadeck, is the ruin of a medieval hillside castle in rocky location at 190 m above sea level near Neckarsteinach in the Bergstrasse district. It is the youngest of the four Neckarsteinach castles Vorderburg, Mittelburg, Hinterburg and Schwalbennest.

Coordinates: 49°24'25"N, 8°49'28"E
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Neckargemünder StraßeNeckarsteinach 69239 Germany

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Burgruine Schwalbennest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dilsberg, Hinterburg, Stadttor, Vorderburg.

  • dilsberg neckargemund0.8 miSE
    Forts and castles

    Dilsberg, Neckargemünd

    20 min walk • Dilsberg Castle is a ruined castle located in Neckargemünd, Germany. It was built by the counts of Lauffen in the 12th century, but in the 14th century became part of the Electorate of the Palatinate.

  • hinterburg neckarsteinach~1240 ftNE
    Forts and castles

    Hinterburg, Neckarsteinach

    6 min walk • The Hinterburg, also called Alt-Schadeck, is the ruin of a spur castle at 165 m above sea level near Neckarsteinach in the Bergstrasse district in Hesse. It is the oldest of the four castles Vorderburg, Mittelburg, Hinterburg and Schwalbennest and...

  • stadttor neckargemund1.5 miSW
    City gate

    Stadttor, Neckargemünd

    38 min walk • The Karlstor in Neckargemünd, a town east of Heidelberg in the Rhine-Neckar district, was built in 1788. The gate at the end of the old town is a protected architectural monument.

  • vorderburg neckarsteinach0.5 miE
    Forts and castles

    Vorderburg, Neckarsteinach

    13 min walk • The Vorderburg, also called Landschadenburg, is a medieval hilltop castle at 155 m above sea level near Neckarsteinach in the Bergstrasse district of Hesse. It is the third oldest of the four castles Vorderburg, Mittelburg, Hinterburg and...

  • sankt ulrichskirche neckargemund1.5 miSW
    Church

    Sankt Ulrichskirche, Neckargemünd

    38 min walk • Ulrichskirche is a Protestant church in Neckargemünd in the Rhine-Neckar district in northwestern Baden-Württemberg.

  • st bartholomaus neckarsteinach0.7 miSE
    Church

    St. Bartholomäus, Neckarsteinach

    19 min walk • St. Bartholomew's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Dilsberg, a district of Neckargemünd in the Rhine-Neckar district in northwestern Baden-Württemberg. It was built in the 18th century in the Baroque style.

  • schwalbennest neckarsteinach~80 ftN
    Forts and castles

    Schwalbennest, Neckarsteinach

    1 min walk • The castle ruin Schwalbennest, actually Schadeck, is the ruin of a medieval hillside castle in rocky location at 190 m above sea level near Neckarsteinach in the Bergstrasse district.

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Which popular attractions are close to Burgruine Schwalbennest?

Nearby attractions include Schwalbennest, Neckarsteinach (1 min walk), Hinterburg, Neckarsteinach (6 min walk), Vorderburg, Neckarsteinach (13 min walk), St. Bartholomäus, Neckarsteinach (19 min walk).

Where to next? Visit hesse Hesse region page or discover the top tourist attractions in Germany.

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