Graefensteiner Land

Gräfensteiner Land (orange) within the Palatinate Forest

The Graefensteiner Land is a landscape in the Palatinate in the German state Rhineland-Palatinate . It is almost congruent with the Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben .

Location and boundaries

View from Weißenberg over the Graefensteiner Land, in the center of the picture Graefenstein Castle

The land is located in the southwest of the Palatinate Forest, northeast of Pirmasens and is part of the Palatinate Forest Nature Park , which does not exceed 550 meters above sea level here. The area is bordered in the west by the connecting road Pirmasens, Rodalben and the Schwarzbach river to Waldfischbach-Burgalben . In the east, the Wieslauter forms the natural end. To the south, federal highway 10 borders the Graefensteiner Land.

tourism

Tourism in the Graefensteiner Land is primarily characterized by hiking . A well-developed network of hiking trails leads to striking red sandstone rocks and numerous sights such as Gräfenstein Castle near Merzalben and the Luitpold Tower .

Web link

• Tourist information of the town of Rodalben

Coordinates: 49 ° 14 ′ 27 ″  N , 7 ° 45 ′ 24 ″  E