Lichtenberg Castle

The castle courtyard, tower, and chapel are publicly accessible on Sundays from April to November; the palas is also accessible in the absence of the lord of the castle. By arrangement, weddings and other celebrations can be held at the castle. A wedding ceremony in the chapel is also possible. The vineyard at its feet also belongs to the castle.

The never-destroyed hilltop castle dates from around 1200. The late Romanesque palas and the chapel (1220 to 1230) feature wall paintings from their construction period and around 1350; the gatehouse is Gothic. The current appearance mainly dates from the 15th century, as the Weiler family had a major renovation carried out at that time.

The castle was damaged by artillery fire in 1945 towards the end of World War II and thoroughly renovated in 1956.

A keep, approximately 30 meters high and now covered with a roof, dominates the small complex on the attack side. The castle is entered via what is now a stone bridge and a gatehouse, which is flanked by a gatehouse. The high entrance to the keep is at a height of about 8 m. Through a gate barbican, one reaches the inner gate of the complex, above which is the chapel with beautiful exposed wall paintings, the oldest of which date from the 13th century. The narrow castle courtyard is bordered by the palas on the valley side and can be reached via a wooden bridge. To the north runs the curtain wall with a clock tower and the battlement to a rectangular low tower positioned diagonally to the northeast. The bell tower houses two bells by Johann Georg Rohr (1704) and his son Johann Daniel Rohr (1731).