Château de Lœwenstein
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.Photo: Steffen 962, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ulli1105, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: rock castle
- Also known as: “Chateau du Loewenstein” and “Château du Loewenstein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Hohenbourg and Col du Litschhof.
Château de Hohenbourg
Castle
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château de Hohenbourg is a ruined castle in the commune of Wingen, in the Bas-Rhin département of France. It has been listed since 1898 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. Château de Hohenbourg is situated 290 metres northwest of Château de Lœwenstein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nothweiler and Hirschthal.
Nothweiler
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nothweiler is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. The mayor is Nicole Grüny. As of December 2020 the population was 132. It is situated 268 metres above sea level and has an area of 3.68 km2.
Hirschthal
Village
Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirschthal is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany.
Schönau
Village
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Schönau is a village in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany on the French border. It has a population of roughly 400. A former monastic yard grew into the village near the end of the Middle Ages, due to the establishment of an iron ore smelting plant by the Dukes of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Schönau is situated 3 km west of Château de Lœwenstein.
Château de Lœwenstein
- Categories: rock castle, promontory, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grand Est, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Château de Lœwenstein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Château de Lœwenstein”
- French: “chateau de Lœwenstein”
- French: “château de Loewenstein”
- French: “château de Lœwenstein”
- French: “Château de Lœwenstein”
- French: “Lindenschmidt”
- German: “Burg Löwenstein”
- German: “Burgruine Löwenstein”
- German: “Château de Lœwenstein”
- Turkish: “Lœwenstein Şatosu”
- Western Panjabi: “شتو لوونسٹائن”
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