Burg Lichtenstein (Greifenstein)

Castle in Holzhausen, Germany, dating from 1225

Lichtenstein Castle (German: Burg Lichtenstein) is a levelled spur castle on the hill of Burgberg Lichtenstein, 315 m above sea level (NN), near the Greifenstein village of Holzhausen on the old military High Road, that ran from Frankfurt via Wetzlar to Cologne. The castle site is situated to the north of, and above, the Ulmbach Reservoir in the Hessian county of Lahn-Dill-Kreis.

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Type:
Castle

Period:
1225

Where:
Holzhausen, Germany

Coordinates:
50.61°N, 8.27°E

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