| Turmberg, Tower Hill | |
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| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft)  |
The Turmberg (German: "Tower Hill") is a hill (elevation: 256 m) located in Durlach, a suburb of Karlsruhe in Germany. It is home to a castle ruin.
The Turmberg can be reached by the Turmbergbahn, a funicular railway. The original railway used water to counterbalance the rail cars, but now it is run on electricity.
view from village center
funicular
view downhill
castle ruin
48°59′48.40″N 8°29′07.70″E / 48.9967778°N 8.4854722°E
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