Heimbach from the Tower of Burg Hengebach, Heimbach - NRW / Germany
N 50° 38.007 E 006° 28.767
32U E 321754 N 5612095
Fantastic view from the Tower of Burg Hengebach.
Waymark Code: WMVFDB
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 04/11/2017
Views: 3
To come up to the base of the Tower is no problem, good path.
Then you have to walk up the small stone steps.
At the Top you will find a sign with informations of the surrounding and you will have a fantasic view over the village Heimbach and the valley. A Bino is also available there.
About the castle:
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"The Höhenburg is an oval-shaped ringcastle of the 12th to 14th century erected on a ramparts of 216m above sea level, rising freely from the Rur valley, and the western courtyard of the 12th and 13th centuries with the Bergfried / Palas The expansion of the 14th century includes the eastern part of the castle complex, which includes the court yard, the garden and the Zwinger, as well as the residential buildings built on the south side of the Rur valley, which are also designed for defense purposes This construction phase. "