Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Stuttgart District

Lichtel Land Tower

Stuttgart District

Lichtel Land Tower

Highlight • Monument

Lichtel Land Tower

Name: Lichtel Land Tower
Rating: 2

Recommended by 25 cyclists

Save

Location: Creglingen, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Top cycling routes to Lichtel Land Tower

4.7

(27)

101

riders

1. Taubertal Cycle Path – Tauber River loop from Schrozberg

57.6km

03:50

550m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.8

(48)

177

riders

2. Old town of Niederstetten – Taubertal Cycle Path loop from Niederstetten

49.2km

03:06

440m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.8

(47)

166

riders

3. Röttingen Market Square – The most beautiful place on the Tauber loop from Spielbach

53.4km

03:23

440m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

MPS

September 28, 2024

Access tower of the Rothenburg Landhege, built around 1630. Only through these land towers, which also served as a customs station, can one gain access to the territory of the imperial city of Rothenburg. The tower now serves as the clubhouse of the Swabian Alb Association, Creglingen local group. It can also be rented for private parties.

Translated by Google •

WolfgangK

August 15, 2020

The Landturm (around 1408) near Lichtel is still very well preserved. The Landhege used to be impermeable to people, horses and carriages.
Entry into the area of the free imperial city of Rothenburg was only possible through the country towers (e.g. Lichtel or Heimberg).
Customs duty had to be paid there.
In the case of enemy troops, the heavy gates (bolts) were closed and resisted with force of arms.
Attempts to breach the Landhege were severely punished.
Hegereiter checked daily that no illegal breakthroughs were being built.
The Landturm was built with the heavy bricks from the destroyed Lichteler Castle.
The castle was destroyed in 1381 during the Swabian city war. In this war, the free imperial cities wanted to get rid of the knight's castles so that the nobility could no longer levy tolls.
Rothenburg writes: The Lords of Lichtel were robbers and highwaymen.
The solid construction of this tower prevented it from being demolished.

Most of these country towers were demolished around 1820, after the Landhege belonged to Württemberg from 1810. For example the Heimberger Landturm and the 3 gate towers in Wildentierbach.
Some towers were already destroyed in the Peasants' War around 1525/1526.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 460 m

Weather

Wednesday 17 December

9°C

1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Creglingen, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

View of the Tauber Weir and Bridge in Creglingen

Taubertal Cycle Path

Oberrimbacher Erdfälle Nature Reserve

Riverside Spot on the Tauber

Shelter in the Forest Between Oberstetten and Schrozberg

Sühnekreuz von Streichental (Nachbildung)

Taubertal Cycle Path

Landturm Lichtel

Reutalmühle Horse Farm and Countryside

Ulrichskapelle Eichberg

Gasthaus Holdermühle

Reutalsee

Lichtel Land Tower

1. Taubertal Cycle Path – Tauber River loop from Schrozberg

2. Old town of Niederstetten – Taubertal Cycle Path loop from Niederstetten

3. Röttingen Market Square – The most beautiful place on the Tauber loop from Spielbach

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️