Burg Kerpen
Worth visiting
Added on 09 Jan 2021,
last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 09 Jan 2021
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Type of sights
Castle/palace
Name and address
Burg Kerpen
DE-54578 Kerpen (Eifel)
GEO-data
Geodetic coordinates
50.311000 6.732600
Elevation
448 m
Communication
Kerpen Castle (German: Burg Kerpen) is a spur castle standing on a dolomite hill spur at a height of 500 m above sea level (NHN) above the Eifel 
village of Kerpen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Kerpen Castle is built on a triple-terraced, hill spur, which is guarded to the north by a roughly 15-metre-wide neck ditch. The battlemented, 23-metre-high, bergfried stands on the first and highest terrace. On the top floor was once a dungeon.
On the middle terrace there used to be domestic and outbuildings, which no longer exist. The only relic from medieval times is the 35-metre-deep castle well in a roundel.
The lowest terrace is surrounded by an enceinte which is supported on heavy pillars. In the 17th century it house several outbuildings and castellan's houses before they were destroyed by the French in 1682.
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Wikipedia contributors, 'Kerpen Castle (Eifel)', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 26 September 2018, 14:26 UTC, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kerpen_Castle_(Eifel)&oldid=861308366 [accessed 9 January 2021] |
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Nearby cycle routes and tours
| Route name | Type | Dist. to route |
|---|---|---|
Route | 0,1 km | |
Route | 2,9 km | |
Tour | 2,9 km | |
Tour | 2,9 km |
Added on 09 Jan 2021,
last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 09 Jan 2021