Lichtel Castle

Lichtel Castle
Remains of the former Lichtel Castle have been preserved in the tower of St. Nicholas' Church
Creation time :	First mentioned in 1235
Castle type :	Location
Conservation status:	Castle stable, remains of walls, trenches
Place:	Lichtel
Geographical location	49 ° 24 '45.3 "  N , 10 ° 2' 54.5"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 24 '45.3 "  N , 10 ° 2' 54.5"  E

Castle Lichtel is an Outbound castle in Lichtel , a dwelling place in the district of Creglinger district Oberrimbach in Main-Tauber-Kreis in Baden-Wuerttemberg .

history

Lichtel Castle was mentioned in 1235. The owners were the lords of Hohenlohe in the 13th century and those of Lichtel. In 1381 the castle was partially destroyed in the city war and finally in 1408. Only remnants of the Lichtel Castle remain in the tower of the Church of St. Nicholas, a late Romanesque-early Gothic building, and two moats .

See also

• List of castles, palaces, aristocratic residences and fortified sites in the Main-Tauber district

literature

• Miller, Max / Taddey, Gerhard (eds.): Baden-Württemberg. Handbook of Historic Places in Germany 6 , Stuttgart 1980.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Lichtel Castle in Creglingen-Oberrimbach. In: alleburgen.de. Retrieved August 15, 2020 .