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″ northLongitude
7.3565° or 7° 21′ 23″ eastElevation
307 metres (1,007 feet)Open location code
8FX9H944+9JGeoNames ID
12519648
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In Other Languages
“Lichtenberg Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Lichtenberg”
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