Why visit Kirkel
Townapedia lists 31 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 78 places to eat, 8 places to stay and 23 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Leibrocks Hofladen, Gänshorn, Gollenstein and Heimat- und Burgmuseum.
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About Kirkel
Kirkel (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪʁkl̩]) is a municipality in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximatively 8 km southeast of Neunkirchen, and 20 km east/northeast of Saarbrücken.
From the Wikipedia article Kirkel (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do23
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Museums and landmarks31
Bunker WH 338
Monument and historic site · 3.8 km
Gesprengt, große Stützmauer am Zugang
WH 12
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Regelbau 10 mit Hangstützmauer und Eingangsüberdeckung
19 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
8 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes78
Edelweißhütte
Restaurant · Regional · 5.1 km
2 Gutenbergring, Sankt Ingbert
We,Sa,Su,PH 14:00-20:00; Apr-Sep We 14:00-21:00
Gollensteinhütte
Restaurant · German · 4.8 km
We 17:00-20:00; Fr 11:00-14:00, 17:00-20:00; Sa-Su 11:00-20:00
Hostellerie Bacher-Wögerbauer
Restaurant · French · 4.0 km
2 Limbacher Straße, Neunkirchen
Mo closed, Tu-Sa 18:00-00:00, Su 12:00-15:00
Naturfreundehaus Kirkel
Restaurant · Regional · 0.9 km
8 Limbacher Weg, Kirkel
We-Sa 15:00-20:00; Su,PH 12:00-20:00
Pizzeria Da Paolo
Restaurant · Italian, Pizza · 4.5 km
13 Beim Wallratsroth, Neunkirchen
Tu-Su 11:30-14:00,17:30-23:30
Zum Landsknecht
Restaurant · Regional · 4.8 km
5a Geißenbrünnchen
We 09:00-14:00, 17:30-22:00; Th-Sa 09:00-14:00, 17:30-22:00; Su 09:00-14:30
Zur Rohrbacher Glashütte
Restaurant · Regional · 4.3 km
2 Glashütter Hof, Sankt Ingbert
Tu, Th-Su 12:00-20:30
66 more on the map.
Where to stay8
Churches and places of worship20
Geistkircher Kapelle
Church · Catholic · 3.4 km
2 a Geistkircher Hof, Sankt Ingbert
Shopping11
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Stadtbibliothek Neunkirchen — Zweigstelle Furpach
Library · 4.7 km
7 Zur Ewigkeit, Neunkirchen
Grundschule am Würzbacher Weiher
School · 4.8 km
41a Kirkeler Straße, Blieskastel
Healthcare7
MediClin Bliestal Kliniken
Clinic and pharmacy · 2.5 km
16 Zur Kurklinik, Blieskastel
Map of Kirkel
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Getting there and nearby towns
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.
- Spiesen-Elversberg 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Zweibrücken 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Schiffweiler 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Sulzbach 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Quierschied 14 km west, about 14 min by car
- Ottweiler 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Merchweiler 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Saarbrücken 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Kleinblittersdorf 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Riegelsberg 22 km west, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 20210214 Kirkel Neuhäusel, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- 20180708 Heimat und Burgmuseum Kirkel, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- 20180708 St. Joseph Kirkel 01, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- 20180708 St. Joseph Kirkel 02, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- 20180812 Friedenskirche Kirkel, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- Burg Kirkel-05-Bergfried innen, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20210214 Burg Kirkel, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- 20180708 Burg Kirkel 02, Flocci Nivis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20180708 Burg Kirkel 01, Flocci Nivis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Kirkel-06-Ausblick, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Kirkel-01, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Kirkel-02-Zugang, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Kirkel-03-Zugang, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Burg Kirkel-04-Bergfried, Muck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20240323Kirkel3, AnRo0002, CC0
- Burg Kirkel, Pascal Dihé, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20240323Kirkel2, AnRo0002, CC0
- 20240323Kirkel4, AnRo0002, CC0
- 20240323Kirkel5, AnRo0002, CC0
- Blieskastel Heilig-Kreuz-Kapelle 02, atreyu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gollenstein, Christoph Bubel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- Burgruine von Kirkel, Christian Bohr at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Limbach Protestantische Elisabeth-Kirche 05, atreyu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20120825Friedenskirche Kirkel7, AnRo0002, CC0
- Blieskastel Jüdischer Friedhof 03, Mstp77, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kohlhof - Katholische Kirche St. Georg, Dietmar Ruff, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- StIngbert Rohrbach Kirche aussen, Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lautzkirchen Kirche St. Mauritius 2011-10-29, Mstp77, CC BY 3.0
- Neuhaeuseler Arm, EHaseler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20181230Waldklassenzimmer Kirkel 02, Flocci Nivis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20210703 Limbacher Sanddüne 03, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- Bunker WH 338 1, Flocci Nivis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Geistkirch Kapelle, EHaseler, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wasserfelsen, Flocci Nivis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirkel Frauenbrunnen, atreyu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gollensteinhütte2, Tara2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20180812Waldklassenzimmer Kirkel, Flocci Nivis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Niederwürzbach Kirche, Fotoman2012, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Auf dem Hirschberg bei Kirkel 2010-04-21, atreyu, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 20210703 Klosterberg Blieskastel, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- 20210810 Bos taurus 02, Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0
- Niederwürzbach Protestantische Kirche, Fotoman2012, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schwarzenacker Gallo Römischer Tempel innen-2, Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, soulcover, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, meskalin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, hozerjones, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, teddy73, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, meskalin, CC BY-SA 4.0
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