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Villa Denis

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Landkreis Kaiserslautern

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Villa Denis

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Villa Denis

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Please check local regulations for: Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Location: Frankenstein, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Palatinate Forest, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Diemerstein Castle Ruins – Ruins of Frankenstein Castle loop from Hochspeyer

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2. Müllerstisch (Ritterstein 169) – Villa Denis loop from Frankenstein (Pfalz)

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3. Diemerstein Castle Ruins – Glastal Hut loop from Frankenstein (Pfalz)

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

January 25, 2021

This villa was built in 1835 by the French railway pioneer Paul Denis, later Paul von Denis (pronounced De-ni; emphasis on the 2nd syllable).

It was bought at the end of 2006 by the Foundation for the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University of Kaiserslautern-Landau. It is primarily available to the university, research institutions and donors as a conference venue.”

The conference rooms (groups of up to 60 people) can also be booked externally. Source and further information:

rptu.de/ueber-die-rptu/stiften-und-foerdern/tagungszentrum-villa-denis

The villa includes (right) a large park with sculptures and (left) a neighboring guest house.

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1Fritz-Marc 🚴🥾🏊🌲

February 8, 2019

At the foot of the castle hill was built in the years 1845 to 1848 for the building officer and engineer Paul Camille v. Denis built a villa in the classical style - as a thank you for having built the first Palatine railway (source: Pfalz.de).

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Manfred 🌳🥾

April 22, 2019

Paul Camille Denis built the villa at the foot of the ruins of the castle Diemerstein in Diemerstein, a district of Frankenstein in the Palatinate Forest, less than a kilometer from Frankenstein (Palatinate) station, at the Pfälzischen Ludwigsbahn built by him. In 2001, the villa was sold to a private individual, who in turn sold it to the Foundation for the University of Kaiserslautern in 2007. This uses them as a conference center.

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joedue

August 15, 2022

Especially interesting for hikers: in the park of the villa there is a wonderful Kneipp pool where tired feet can be wonderfully refreshed.

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🍰 Ohne en

December 23, 2023

In addition to the Kneipp pool, there are also very beautiful sculptures in the park

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Kristian

February 8, 2024

The villa was the country residence of the engineer and railway pioneer Paul Camille von Denis. Since 2007 sold to the Foundation for the TU Kaiserslautern. It uses this as the headquarters of the foundation and as a conference center.

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Wogan99

January 27, 2025

Diemerstein 9
Villa Denis, so-called little castle, classicist building group with Belvedere tower, 1847
web.archive.org/web/20220204063754/https://gdke.rlp.de/fileadmin/gdke/Dateien/landesdenkmalpflege/Verzeichnis_Kulturdaenkmaeler/Kreis_Kaiserslautern_Land_2021_09_14.pdf

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Roswittchen

March 26, 2024

Opposite Villa Dennis is the new research building for timber construction at the TU Kaiserslautern. There are boards in front of the building that explain what is happening here.

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Michael

September 16, 2024

rptu.de/ueber-die-rptu/stiften-und-foerdern/tagungszentrum-villa-denis

Built in 1835 and now owned by the RPTU Foundation

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Wolfgang Hauth

June 25, 2025

From here, behind the garden, a small staircase leads up to the ruins

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