Schönecken Castle

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Schönecken Castle (German: Burg Schönecken) is a ruined hill castle at 467 m above sea level (NN) above the village of Schönecken in the Nims valley in the West Eifel mountains. It lies within the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on the lowest hill ridge in the middle of a valley bowl. The site is guarded on all sides by higher hills. The ruins of Schönecken Castle are also called Bella Costa or Clara Costa.

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Schönecken Castle
Auf dem Stoß, Prüm

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N 50.160212 °	E 6.462071 °

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Schönecker Burg

Auf dem Stoß
54614 Prüm
Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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