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Blankenheim Castle is a castle complex above the municipality of Blankenheim in the Eifel. It was built as a hilltop castle around 1115 by Gerhard I and was the ancestral seat of the Blankenheim family.

A beautiful ruin with an interesting past, which unfortunately has been demolished for building material.

Small, historic town center with the Ahrquelle and the possibility to rest a little in a cafe

The ascent to the castle is worthwhile just for the view of the old Blankenheim, numerous information boards also provide information about the baroque garden and the Tiergarten tunnel - unfortunately no longer there.

The "old town" of Blankenheim is mostly well preserved or restored and (apart from a few "modern architectural mistakes") worth seeing. Coming on the Way of St. James from Cologne (or in the variant from Bonn), the pilgrim to Bad Münstereifel - where both routes unite - now reaches this place as a stage destination on the further path through the Eifel in the direction of Trier.

A "must" for visitors to Blankenheim. Above all, it is unusual that the spring does not arise in the wild, but under this almost 300-year-old house.

At the end of a cul-de-sac, the Ahr rises here in a well room that can be seen behind two gates. Compared to the sources of other rivers (which can sometimes hardly be found in the forest), this one is very easy to access, photogenic and the Ahr already has enough water to drive a small water wheel a little downstream in the village.

A really nice place with many half-timbered houses and the source of the Ahr. The castle (today DJH) towers over the place. The source of the Ahr is also the start of the Ahrsteig.