Germany · 12th century
Burg Lichtenberg ranks #5,818 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #506 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded 1197, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Stuttgart, 28 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Burg Lichtenberg is a hilltop castle in the Oberstenfeld municipal area above the municipality of Oberstenfeld in the district of Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg. The castle is regarded as the landmark of the Bottwar valley and as one of the best preserved castles of the Hohenstaufen period in Germany. It is inhabited and houses a restaurant that opens only on special occasions.
Machine-translated from “Burg Lichtenberg (Oberstenfeld)” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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