Lichtenstein Castle

Lichtenstein Castle - located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany, was built in Gothic Revival style in 1840-42.
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Autumnal view in the Swabian Jura near Castle Lichtenstein, Germany
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Lichtenstein Castle or Schloss Lichtenstein is a privately owned castle built in Gothic Revival style and located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany. It was designed by Carl Alexander Heideloff and has been described as the "fairy tale castle of Württemberg." It overlooks the Echaz valley near Honau, Reutlingen in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The modern castle was inspired by the novel Lichtenstein (1826) by Wilhelm Hauff and was built in 1840-1842. The ruins of the medieval castle that inspired the novel are a few hundred meters away. The name Lichtenstein translates as "shining stone.

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