Sooneck Castle | |
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Burg Sooneck | |
Niederheimbach | |
Coordinates | 50°1′10″N 7°49′30″E / 50.01944°N 7.82500°E |
Type | Medieval castle |
Sooneck Castle (German: Burg Sooneck) (also known as Saneck or Sonneck, previously also known as Schloss Sonneck) is a castle in the upper middle valley of the Rhine, in the Mainz-Bingen district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located near the village of Niederheimbach between Bingen and Bacharach.
Since 2002, Sooneck Castle has been part of the Rhine Gorge UNESCO World Heritage Site.