Lichtenberg Castle

Lichtenberg Castle is a historical site in Thallichtenberg, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate. Lichtenberg Castle is situated nearby to Musikantenland Museum, as well as near Urweltmuseum GEOSKOP.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lichtenberg Castle and Musikantenland Museum.

Lichtenberg Castle

Castle

Photo: Kolling, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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 140 metres southwest 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

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Thallichtenberg, Kusel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.55599° or 49° 33′ 22″ north

Longitude

7.3565° or 7° 21′ 23″ east

Elevation

307 metres (1,007 feet)

Open location code

8FX9H944+9J

GeoNames ID

12519648

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In Other Languages

“Lichtenberg Castle” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Lichtenberg”

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