Lichtenberg Castle
Lichtenberg Castle is a ruin of the spur castle type; with a length of 425m it is the biggest castle ruin in Germany. It is located near Thallichtenberg in the district of Kusel in Rhineland-Palatinate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musikantenland Museum and Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP.
Musikantenland Museum
Museum
Photo: Dieter hahn, Public domain.
The Palatine Musikantenland Museum at Lichtenberg Castle near Thallichtenberg in the county of Kusel documents the history of the West Palatine wandering musicians, whose heyday was between 1850 and the First World War.
Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP
Museum
Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP is situated 110 metres southwest of Lichtenberg Castle.
Protestant Town Church
Church
Photo: RotesEichhörnchen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Protestant Town Church is situated 4 km southeast of Lichtenberg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruthweiler and Körborn.
Ruthweiler
Village
Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ruthweiler is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kusel-Altenglan, whose seat is in Kusel.
Körborn
Village
Körborn is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kusel-Altenglan, whose seat is in Kusel.
Pfeffelbach
Village
Pfeffelbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kusel-Altenglan, whose seat is in Kusel. Pfeffelbach is situated 2½ km southwest of Lichtenberg Castle.
Lichtenberg Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Thallichtenberg, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.55587° or 49° 33′ 21″ northLongitude
7.3562° or 7° 21′ 22″ eastElevation
383 metres (1,257 feet)Open location code
8FX9H944+8FOpenStreetMap ID
node 321615396OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
11856250Wikidata ID
Q885150
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Lichtenberg Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Lichtenberg Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lichtenberg Castle”
- Esperanto: “Burgo Lichtenberg”
- German: “Burg Lichtenberg”
- Greek: “Κάστρο Λίχτενμπεργκ”
- Russian: “Замок Лихтенберг”
- Russian: “Лихтенберг”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Lichtenberg Castle”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hubehaus and Blaubach.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bergfried and Jugendherberge Burg Lichtenberg.
Rhineland-Palatinate: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Mainz, Trier, Koblenz, and Worms.
Curious Ruins to Discover
Uncover intriguing ruins from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lichtenberg Castle”. Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 3.0.