Château de Lichtenberg
Painting of the Château of Lichtenberg by Karl Albert von Schott
The Château de Lichtenberg is a castle built on a singular prominence in the northern Vosges at the end of the village of Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern 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.[1]
The castle keep
References
External links
- Ministry of Culture: Lichtenberg: Forteresse (French)
- Ministry of Culture photo
- Château de Lichtenberg - official site