Eppstein Castle of Hesse by EuroTourData
Eppstein Castle is the restored ruins spur castle and the urban castle, built around 1118 as the imperial castle to guard the border. The castle houses the Epstein Town Museum.
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Eppstein Castle of Hesse info
Description of Eppstein Castle
On the northwestern side of the inner bailey is located the round keep. In the Middle Ages, the keep height was 33 meters, of which 24 meters have survived today. On the southeast side of the castle there is the well preserved chamber gate connected to the zwinger located on the south side. On the western side of the castle localed pincer gate also having a connection with the western zwinger.
Source: the article Burg Eppstein of German Wikipedia.
| Tourist Audience | Cultural heritage tourism |
|---|---|
| German name | Burg Eppstein |
| Type | Spur castle |
| Subtype | Urban castle |
| Built | |
| Condition | Restored ruins |
| Public access | Free |
| Opening hours | April 1 to October 31 Tuesday - Sunday from to of CEST |
| Website | Burg Eppstein |
| Video | Burg Eppstein on YouTube |
| Contains | Epstein Town Museum |
| Owner | Stadt Eppstein |
| Operator | Burgverein Eppstein e.V. |
| Street address | Rossertstraße 7 |
| Postal code | 65817 |
| Town | Eppstein |
| State | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Google Map | Eppstein Castle |
| Directions to | Eppstein Castle |
| Plus code | 9F2C49RV+45 |
| Waze Map | Eppstein Castle |
| OpenStreetMap | Eppstein Castle |
| Latitude | 50.14035 |
| Longitude | 8.39292 |
| GeoNames ID | 12509017 |
| Knowledge Panel | Eppstein Castle |
Dataset to Eppstein Castle of Hesse
Tabular dataset and ATOM feed to Eppstein Castle of Hesse.
ETD ID: epshs-grm.
Creator: Nikolaj Antonov - ORCID.
Published: - Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
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