Lichtenberg Castle

Lichtenberg Castle, also called the Heinrichsburg, is a ruined castle dating to the 12th century in the Lichtenberge hills near Salzgitter in the German state of Lower Saxony.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bockwindmühle Lichtenberg and Salder House.

Bockwindmühle Lichtenberg

Windmill

Bockwindmühle Lichtenberg

Photo: Johamar, CC BY 3.0.

Bockwindmühle Lichtenberg is a windmill, which is situated 1½ km north of Lichtenberg Castle.

Salder House

Castle

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Salder House is a stately home in the Renaissance style in Salder, a village in the borough of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony. It was built in 1608 for the lords of Saldern by master builder, Paul Francke, by order of Kriegsrat David Sachses of Wolfenbüttel. Salder House is situated 3½ km northeast of Lichtenberg Castle.

St. Michael

Church

Photo: Kirchenfan, CC0.

St. Michael is a church, which is situated 4 km northeast of Lichtenberg Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altenhagen and Fredenberg.

Altenhagen

Hamlet

Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altenhagen is a hamlet.

Fredenberg

Suburb

Photo: Johamar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fredenberg is a suburb, which is situated 3 km north of Lichtenberg Castle.

Gustedt

Village

Photo: Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gustedt is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Lichtenberg Castle.

Lichtenberg Castle

Type: Castle
Description: castle ruin
Categories: castle ruin, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Salzgitter, Brunswick Land, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.12154° or 52° 7′ 18″ north

Longitude

10.28857° or 10° 17′ 19″ east

Open location code

9F4G47CQ+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Lichtenberg Castle” goes by many names.

French: “château de Lichtenberg”
French: “Château de Lichtenberg”
German: “Burg Lichtenberg”
German: “Heinrichsburg”
Turkish: “Lichtenberg Kalesi”

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