Eßweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein.
Eßweiler from the air
The Kolonie at the Schneeweiderhof
Eßweiler’s village centre
Typical Musikantenhaus (“minstrel’s house”), complete with “minstrel’s gable”, in Eßweiler
Wolfstein, Rhineland-Palatinate
Wolfstein is a town in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before 1 July 2014 it was the seat of the like-named Verbandsgemeinde, since then it is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Lauterecken-Wolfstein. Wolfstein is known for its two castle ruins, Neu-Wolfstein standing over the heart of the town, and Alt-Wolfstein standing at the narrowest spot in the Lauter valley at the town's northern entrance. Wolfstein is a state-recognized recreational resort (Erholungsort).
Southern Wolfstein from the air, including the Sports and Recreation Centre
Wolfstein, from an engraving by Matthäus Merian in his Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et Vicinarum Regionum
Alt-Wolfstein castle ruin (monumental zone)
Neu-Wolfstein castle ruin (monumental zone)
