Philipsburg, Monreal

Name: Philipsburg
Address: Monreal, Germany

#3 among attractions in Monreal

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On a hill spur above the Eifel village of Monreal in Germany's Elzbach valley, at a height of 350 m above sea level, stand two neighbouring ruined hill castles: the Löwenburg, also called Monreal Castle, and the Philippsburg. The latter is also known locally as das Rech. ()

Local name: Löwen- und Philippsburg Built: XIII centuryCoordinates: 50°18'4"N, 7°9'30"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Genovevaburg, Hochsimmer, Lava-Dome, Hochstein.

3.3 miNE
Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
Genovevaburg, Mayen
84 min walk • Genovevaburg is a castle standing on the southwestern side of Mayen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is the symbol of Mayen and has been rebuilt several times since first being destroyed in 1689.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochsimmer
116 min walk • The Hochsimmer is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of Mayen-Koblenz. At the summit is an observation tower, the Hochsimmer Tower.
7.5 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
Lava-Dome, Mendig
192 min walk • The Lava Dome - German Volcano Museum Mendig is a museum in Mendig, which opened on July 30, 2005 and presents volcanism in the region around the Laacher See volcano. The museum is one of the central facilities of the Volcano Park, which covers the...
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstein
142 min walk • The Hochstein is a volcanic cone, 563 m above sea level, in the Eifel near Obermendig in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and county of Mayen-Koblenz.
~350 ftS
Church
Pfarrkirche Heiligste Dreifaltigkeit, Monreal
2 min walk • The Holy Trinity Roman Catholic parish church in Monreal, a local community in the Mayen-Koblenz district of Rhineland-Palatinate, is built in the Gothic style and has numerous original furnishings.
~520 ftSE
Forts and castles
Löwenburg, Monreal
3 min walk • On a hill spur above the Eifel village of Monreal in Germany's Elzbach valley, at a height of 350 m above sea level, stand two neighbouring ruined hill castles: the Löwenburg, also called Monreal Castle, and the Philippsburg. The latter is also known locally as das Rech.
3.7 miN
Forts and castles
Schloss Bürresheim, Mayen
95 min walk • Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate which have never been destroyed.
5 miSE
Watermill
Kolliger Mühle
128 min walk • The Kolliger Mühle is a watermill in Kollig, in the German Eifel region, 30 km. west of Koblenz and 13 k. from the river Moselle. The water wheel of the Kolliger Mühle is driven by the water of a small river, the Elzbach, also called the Elz. It is one of a great number of watermills in the Eifel region.
4.5 miNW
Forts and castles
Virneburg
116 min walk • Virneburg Castle is a ruined hill castle on a slate hill, 430 m above sea level, around which the Nitzbach stream flows. It stands above the village of Virneburg in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
7.1 miNE
Church
St. Cyriakus, Mendig
182 min walk • The old parish church of St. Cyriakus in Niedermendig, a district of Mendig, in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, is a Romanesque church from the 12th century.
6.1 miSE
Church
Schwanenkirche
156 min walk • The Swan Church is located near Roes in a so-called parish of the six communities of Binningen, Brohl, Dünfus, Forst, Möntenich and Roes in the Vordereifel. The church is a pilgrimage site and a place of Marian devotion.