Sterrenberg Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate by EuroTourData

Sterrenberg Castle is the restored ruins of the hill castle, built around 1180 as the imperial castle for the ministerialis Lords of Bolanden.

Since 1946, Sterrenberg Castle is owned by the Rhineland-Palatinate General Directorate for Cultural Heritage (in German Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz).

Southeastern view on defensive walls of Sterrenberg Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate

Description of Sterrenberg Castle

On the east side of the castle there are two restored defensive walls with castle gates. The outer defensive wall is over 9 meters high. The inner defensive wall is 12 meters high. Both defensive walls are about 2.5 meters thick. Between defensive walls is an outer bailey. In the courtyard there is the square belfry 14.7 meters high with access to the upper observation floor. There is also the defensive wall on the west side and a restaurant is located nearby.

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Sterrenberg Castle tabular data
Tourist Audience Cultural heritage tourism
German name Burg Sterrenberg
Type Hill castle
Subtype Imperial castle
Built
Condition Restored ruins
Public access Free
Opening hours April 1 to October 15 from Thursday to Sunday from to CEST UTC+02:00
Owner Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz
Viaf ID 233895658
Street address
Zu den Burgen 2
Postal code 56341
Municipality Kamp-Bornhofen
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Country Germany
Latitude 50.21386
Longitude 7.63345
GeoNames ID 12519634
Plus code 9F296J7M+GC

Dataset to Sterrenberg Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate

Tabular dataset and ATOM feed to Sterrenberg Castle in Rhineland-Palatinate.

ETD ID: srbrpl-grm.

Creator: Nikolaj Antonov - ORCID.

Published: - Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00).

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