Alken: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

Thurant Castle stands on a broad slate spur high above Alken on the Moselle, with vineyards on the sunny side. Thurant Castle is a protected cultural monument and a designated heritage zone in Rhineland-Palatinate.

The ruins of Ehrenburg Castle are located near Alken. Eltz Castle, Rauschenburg Castle and Stolzenfels Palace are located in the surrounding area of Alken.

Landscape

Hatzenporter Werth, Eichelt and Dicken-Berg are located near Alken. The Gänsehalsturm tower is located in the wider regional surroundings of Alken.

The larger area of the Rhein-Mosel collective municipality is associated with vineyards and castles.

Classification

Alken is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz district of Rhineland-Palatinate. Alken is situated at an altitude of 80 metres and is one of the municipalities on the right bank of the Moselle encompassed by the Rhein-Mosel collective municipality. The municipality covers 8.05 square kilometres and had 697 inhabitants in 2023.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Alken can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

To the higher-level travel overview: Mayen-Koblenz.

Further Destinations

Further places at the same destination:

Waldesch, Löf, Nitztal, Kell, Plaidt, Spay, Nickenich, Weitersburg.