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Neuscharfeneck Castle ruins

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The ruins of Neuscharfeneck are located on a spur of the Kalkofenberg at an altitude of 501 m.
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Die Anlage wurde um 1232 als Vorwerk für die heute völlig zerstörte Burg Alt-Scharfeneck errichtet. Nachdem Neuscharfeneck im 15. Jahrhundert großräumig ausgebaut wurde, fiel sie 1633 den Zerstörungen des Dreißigjährigen Kriegs zum Opfer. In den Ruinen der Schildmauer, der mächtigsten der Pfalz, sind noch viele begehbare Gänge und Kammern erhalten.

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49.252568, 8.022294

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49°15'09.2"N 8°01'20.3"E

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32U 428850 5455993

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