Virneburg is a municipality in the
district of Mayen-Koblenz in
Rhineland-Palatinate
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, western
Germany
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Virneburg Castle
Virneburg Castle (german: Burgruine Virneburg) is a ruined hill castle on a slate hill, , 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.
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is located in the village.
Geography
Virneburg is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel. Next towns are Mayen in the East and Adenau in the West. The average height is 402 meters above NN. Virneburg is in a valley surrounded by four mountains. In the middle of Virneburg there is a fifth mountain on which the Virneburg ruin was built.
County of Virneburg
The County of Virneburg was a territory of the
Holy Roman Empire
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between Mayen and Adenau, near the city of Koblenz. It existed between the 11th and the 18th century. It is located in what is now the region of Rheinland-Pfalz.
References
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Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate
Mayen-Koblenz