The remains of the Castle can be visited
CastleLichtenberg
Château de Lichtenberg
The Château de Lichtenberg is a castle built on a singular prominence in the northern Vosges in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in northeastern France.
The castle was built in the 13th century by the Hanau-Lichtenberg family, and was in the center of a constantly shifting territory, which traded hands many times until the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, when it was partly destroyed by artillery fire and the resulting fires.
It was left to deteriorate for 120 years. Then, a massive consolidation project was undertaken on the ruins, with an investment of 52 million francs.
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