Kerpen Castle (Eifel)

Burg Kerpen
Kerpen
2017 aerial photograph of the castle
Burg Kerpen is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Burg Kerpen
Burg Kerpen
Burg Kerpen is located in Germany
Burg Kerpen
Burg Kerpen
Coordinates50°18′40″N 06°43′57.43″E / 50.31111°N 6.7326194°E / 50.31111; 6.7326194
Typehill castle, spur castle
CodeDE-RP
Height500 m above sea level (NHN)
Site information
Conditionlargely preserved
Site history
Builtc. 1150

Kerpen Castle (‹See Tfd›German: Burg Kerpen) is a spur castle standing on a dolomite hill spur at a height of 500 m above sea level (NHN) above the Eifel village of Kerpen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.