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Burg Lichtenstein (Neidenfels), Neidenfels

Burg Lichtenstein

Neidenfels

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Neidenfels

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Open within 20 km

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Burg Lichtenstein (Neidenfels) stands in Neidenfels (Landkreis Bad Dürkheim), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Lichtenstein is a ruined castle standing on a rocky outcrop of the Palatinate Forest, roughly 270 metres above sea level, west of the village of Neidenfels. Built around 1200 to guard the route between Speyer and Kaiserslautern, it was the ancestral seat of the von Lichtenstein family until its destruction in 1281. What remains today is a flattened ditch, fragments of a curtain wall made of bossed ashlar, and a seven-metre rock block that once carried the watchtower.

What to know

  • The site is an open-air ruin, with no habitable building or indoor exhibition.
  • Access is on foot along a forest path near the village of Neidenfels.
  • The visit mainly involves viewing the remains of the curtain wall and the rock block that once carried the tower.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
  • There are no set opening hours or admission fees, as the ruin lies in open access within the Palatinate Forest.

Where this château is

Neidenfels · Landkreis Bad Dürkheim · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Staatsstraße 62, 67468 Neidenfels

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Where is Burg Lichtenstein located?
It stands near Neidenfels, in the Landkreis Bad Dürkheim, in Rhineland-Palatinate, on a rocky outcrop of the Palatinate Forest.
Can you go inside Burg Lichtenstein?
No, it is an open-air ruin, with only a ditch, remnants of a curtain wall, and a rock block still standing.
Why was Burg Lichtenstein destroyed?
It was destroyed in 1281 by troops from Speyer after its lords were accused of banditry.
Is Burg Lichtenstein easy to reach?
It is reached on foot via a forest path near Neidenfels, with no direct road access to the site.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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