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Museum Museum · Pfalz · 267 m closed

Museum "Im Burgturm" Neuleiningen

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  • Museum im Burgturm, Burg Neuleiningen
    Museum im Burgturm, Burg Neuleiningen
    Photo: Sandra Schnober, CC0, Verbandsgemeinde Leiningerland

Visit our historic museum "In the Castle Tower".

The museum brings the history of Neuleiningen to life. Visitors to the museum immerse themselves in the eventful history of the medieval town.

Collection focuses:

  • The Counts of Leiningen
  • The construction and development of the castle
  • The place in the Middle Ages
  • Neuleiningen and the Diocese of Worms
  • Historical personalities: Count Hesso, Countess Eva, Bishop Reinhard of Rüppurr

Responsible for the museum is the Neuleiningen Heritage and Cultural Association and the Historical Neuleiningen Foundation. Individual village and museum tours can be booked: Hildegund Rixner Tel: 06359-2796, Barbara Knopp Tel: 06359 810764, Gerhard Huwar Tel: 06359 84821, Gunnar Schornick Tel: 0659 92263

Duration of a village tour approx. 1.5 hours 

Opening times

Closed today
Open at Oct 11, 2026 from Sun 13:00–17:00 .
Open at Oct 25, 2026 from Sun 13:00–17:00 .

Currently closed due to COVID restrictions!

From April to October, open from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, and additionally on May 1, June 1 (Whit Monday), July 25 (Castle Wine Festival), October 3, International Museum Day, and Heritage Open Day, both museums are open from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Price:

Free entry, donations welcome

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49.542579, 8.139978
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49°32'33.3"N 8°08'23.9"E
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In der Burgruine
67271 Neuleiningen
https://www.neuleiningen.de E-mail: barara-knopp@web.de
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Distance 17.6 km
Duration 5:00 h
Ascent 323 m
Descent 453 m

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from Michael Werner,   Cheers to the Palatinate
recommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 22.2 km
Duration 6:00 h
Ascent 468 m
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