Little is known about the origins of Beilstein, but it is assumed that it was a castle settlement that developed at the foot of the castle hill in the High Middle Ages. Around 1150 a Dietrich von Beilstein is mentioned, in 1231 a Count Berthold von Beilstein appears. Excavation finds suggest that the first Romanesque fortifications were built around 1070–1080.
Beilstein was already mentioned as a town in 1304.
The city suffered heavily during the 30 Years' War, in which it was looted and burned down several times.

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1. View of Lichtenberg Castle – View of the Neckar River loop from Nordheim (Württemberg)

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2. View of the Neckar River – View of Lichtenberg Castle loop from Abstatt

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3. View of Lichtenberg Castle – View of the Neckar River loop from Favoritepark

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02:58

340m

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Location: Beilstein, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. View of Lichtenberg Castle – View of the Neckar River loop from Nordheim (Württemberg)

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