Lichtenstein Castle
Lichtenstein Castle is a levelled spur castle on the hill of Burgberg Lichtenstein, 315 m above sea level, near the Greifenstein village of Holzhausen on the old military High Road, that ran from Frankfurt via Wetzlar to Cologne.Photo: SBT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Lichtenstein Castle (Greifenstein)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ulmtalsperre and Greifenstein Castle.
Greifenstein Castle
Castle
Greifenstein Castle lies in the eponymous village of Greifenstein in the county of Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Middle Hesse, Germany. It is a geo point in the national geopark of Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus. Greifenstein Castle is situated 2 km northeast of Lichtenstein Castle.
Klinik Waldhof Elgershausen
Hospital building
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klinik Waldhof Elgershausen is a hospital building, which is situated 1 km east of Lichtenstein Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hirschberg (Herborn) and Herborn.
Hirschberg (Herborn)
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hirschberg (Herborn) is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Lichtenstein Castle.
Herborn
Herborn is a town in North Hesse. It is one of the better preserved small towns which was thankfully largely spared bombing in the Second World War.
Lichtenstein Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Greifenstein, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.61005° or 50° 36′ 36″ northLongitude
8.27544° or 8° 16′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F2CJ76G+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 393953941OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1012939
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Lichtenstein Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Lichtenstein (Greifenstein)”
- German: “Burg Lichtenstein”
- Turkish: “Lichtenstein Kalesi 1”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Blick auf Ulmtalsperre/Rodenroth/Rasenberg and Marienkapelle.
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