| Breitenstein Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Breitenstein | |
| Elmstein | |
 Breitenstein Castle | |
  Breitenstein Castle  Breitenstein Castle | |
| Coordinates | 49°20′41″N 7°59′55″E / 49.3448°N 7.9987°E |
| Type | hill castle, rock castle |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Height | 220 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1246 |
| Materials | rusticated ashlar |
The ruins of Breitenstein Castle (German: Burg Breitenstein) stand on a crag, 220 metres (720 ft) high, on the northern side of the Speyerbach valley in the Palatine Forest in Germany. The castles is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Elmstein in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.