Hohenburg Castle
The Hohenburg, also called Homburg Castle or Fortress Hohenburg, is a ruined castle located Homburg in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It stands atop the 325 metres -high Schlossberg above the Schlossberg Caves.Photo: Thommess, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle ruin
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schlossberghohlen and Synagoge.
Schlossberghohlen
Photo: Pascal Dihé, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schlossberghohlen is situated 120 metres west of Hohenburg Castle.
Synagoge
Ruins
Photo: Mstp77, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Synagoge is a ruins, which is situated 180 metres northwest of Hohenburg Castle.
Kirche St. Michael
Church
Photo: Immanuel Giel, Public domain.
Kirche St. Michael is a church, which is situated 250 metres west of Hohenburg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homburg and Erbach.
Homburg
Photo: Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Homburg is a city in Saarland in Germany. It's midway between Kaiserlautern and Saarbrücken, and 20 km from the border with France. Its main attraction is the huge system of sandstone caves, tunnelled out since the 17th century as raw material for glass-making.
Reiskirchen
Village
Photo: Mstp77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reiskirchen is a village, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Hohenburg Castle.
Hohenburg Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, military base, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Homburg, Kreisstadt, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.32059° or 49° 19′ 14″ northLongitude
7.34431° or 7° 20′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8FX988CV+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 1226966033OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1015348
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In Other Languages
“Hohenburg Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Homburg”
- German: “Burgruine Hohenburg (Homburg)”
- German: “Burgruine Hohenburg”
- German: “Festung Hohenburg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Großer Teller and Schlossberggipfel.
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