Can you visit the Lichtenburg site near Vilsbiburg?

There is no standing structure to visit, the site consists of a mound and buried archaeological remains.

What survives of this former stronghold?

Only underground traces remain, including brick masonry and debris layers exposed by nearby gravel extraction.

Where exactly is this site located?

It lies east of the Vils river, between the hamlets of Stadelöd and Marxbauer, near Lichtenburg in the municipality of Vilsbiburg, Bavaria.

How old is this fortified site?

It may date back to Roman times, and a stronghold here was recorded in the Romanesque period under the name Edenfurt, later becoming Lichtenberg.

Cultural heritage D-2-7540-0073 in Vilsbiburg

Vilsbiburg

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Where: Vilsbiburg

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Bodendenkmal in Vilsbiburg, #D-2-7540-0073 stands in Vilsbiburg (Landkreis Landshut), in Bavaria, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

This site marks the location of a vanished medieval fortification west of the hamlet of Lichtenburg, part of the town of Vilsbiburg. No structure remains above ground: only buried archaeological traces survive, including remnants of outbuildings and earlier construction phases. The terrain takes the shape of an elongated figure eight, rising about twenty metres above the neighbouring village and once separated from the surrounding land by a curved neck ditch. Gravel extraction nearby has exposed brick masonry and debris layers, while also threatening the remaining earthworks.

Where this château is

Vilsbiburg · Landkreis Landshut · Bayern

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Address

Kirchenweg, 84137 Vilsbiburg

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Can you visit the Lichtenburg site near Vilsbiburg?: There is no standing structure to visit, the site consists of a mound and buried archaeological remains.
What survives of this former stronghold?: Only underground traces remain, including brick masonry and debris layers exposed by nearby gravel extraction.
Where exactly is this site located?: It lies east of the Vils river, between the hamlets of Stadelöd and Marxbauer, near Lichtenburg in the municipality of Vilsbiburg, Bavaria.
How old is this fortified site?: It may date back to Roman times, and a stronghold here was recorded in the Romanesque period under the name Edenfurt, later becoming Lichtenberg.