The folksy name "Finger of God" owes the castle ruin Dollendorf near Blankenheim (Ahr) to the half preserved and originally 20 m high tower. From afar, the tower resembles a finger that juts out into the sky. Next to the tower, the ground plans of the castle alone have been preserved.

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R.Bungartz

April 26, 2020

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Dollendorf Castle is the ruin of an old hilltop castle that served as a residence for the noble people of Dollendorf, first mentioned in 893, until the middle of the …

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November 9, 2020

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The story of the castle ruins Schlossthal is well described. This gives you a very good feeling for how you sometimes lived hundreds of years ago up here in the Eifel.

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1. View of Dollendorf – Lampertstal Nature Reserve loop from Ahrhütte

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2. Lampertstal Nature Reserve – Lampertstal loop from Ahrhütte

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3. Narrow path in the Lampertstal – Bench with a view of Lampertstal loop from Dollendorf

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Blankenheim, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Dollendorf – Lampertstal Nature Reserve loop from Ahrhütte

2. Lampertstal Nature Reserve – Lampertstal loop from Ahrhütte

3. Narrow path in the Lampertstal – Bench with a view of Lampertstal loop from Dollendorf

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