Tomburg | |
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Rheinbach-Wormersdorf | |
Coordinates | 50°35′44.9″N 6°58′25.49″E / 50.595806°N 6.9737472°E |
Type | Hill castle |
Code | DE-NW |
Height | 316 m above sea level (NN) |
Site information | |
Condition | The well and remains of the keep are still present |
Site history | |
Built | c. 900 |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Noblemen, counts, robber barons |
The Tomburg is a castle ruin near Wormersdorf, a village in the municipality of Rheinbach near the German city of Bonn. It is located in a small nature reserve that contains a number of rare plant species, on the 316 m above sea level (NN) high Tomberg hill. The Tomberg is a relic of the Tertiary. Liquid lava rose up in a volcano; erosion has since removed the outer layers and left a basalt dome.