France · 13th century
The Château de Lœwenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Wingen in the Bas-Rhin département in Alsace, France. It is dated to the 12th century and was destroyed in 1387.
The castle is also known as Lindenschmidt. It was built for the lords of Fleckenstein and in 1283 it became a fief of the Holy Roman Empire. It was a lair of brigands at the end of the 14th century. The castle is divided into two parts which, at some time in its history, belonged to different lords.
It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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Château de Lœwenstein ranks #6,613 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #596 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1300, it is older than 61% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 28 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaiserslautern, 44 km away. It is one of the 63 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Alsace. It is stop 2 of 32 on the Alsace castle route, Wissembourg to Mulhouse. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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