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Nurburg Castle

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nurburg castle

Attribution: By Sir Gawain - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61298

Location
Nurburg, Ahrweiler, Germany
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Built
12th century

The Nurburg is a ruined hilltop castle in the German Eifel Mountains near the village of Nurburg south of Adenau. It stands within the famous North Loop (Nordschleife) of the Nurburgring racing course at a height of 678 metres on a volcanic basalt cone. It may be visited for a fee.

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