Karlsberg Castle
Karlsberg Castle is a castle ruin on Buchenberg east of Homburg in Saarland, Germany. The castle was constructed from 1778 to 1788 in Baroque and Classical style by Johann Christian von Mannlich, architect and general building director of the dukes of Zweibrücken, by order of Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Germany
- Also known as: “Schloß Karlsberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orangery and Hirschbrunnen.
Orangery
Ruins
Photo: Ramessos, Public domain.
Orangery is a ruins, which is situated 120 metres south of Karlsberg Castle.
Hirschbrunnen
Spring
Photo: FlocciNivis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hirschbrunnen is a spring, which is situated 530 metres east of Karlsberg Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bechhofen and Käshofen.
Bechhofen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bechhofen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Zweibrücken-Land. Bechhofen is situated 2½ km northeast of Karlsberg Castle.
Käshofen
Village
Käshofen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Käshofen is situated 3 km east of Karlsberg Castle.
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.
Karlsberg Castle
- Categories: château, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Homburg, Kreisstadt, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.33623° or 49° 20′ 10″ northLongitude
7.37845° or 7° 22′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8FX989PH+F9OpenStreetMap ID
node 325147918OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2241823
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Romanian—“Karlsberg Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Karlsberg Slot”
- German: “Schloss Karlsberg”
- German: “Tschifflik-Pavillon”
- Romanian: “Castelul Karlsberg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orangerie-Rotunde and Karlsbergquelle.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Hauptpalais and Orangerie.
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