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Lichtenstein Castle Ruins

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Lichtenstein Castle Ruins

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    1. At the old castle – Windloch Cave loop from Hersbruck (rechts der Pegnitz)

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    03:09

    680m

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    Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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    Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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    November 25, 2019

    Old legend to Lichtenstein and Lichteneck: Opposite the Hubirg on a rugged mountain was the castle Lichtenstein and further up in the valley the castle Lichteneck. It is said that the owners of both castles had made a sign when, down in the valley on the road leading from Nuremberg to Bohemia, merchants came with their goods, and then robbed them. At last both castles had been broken by the Nurembergers; but the last Lichtensteiner had escaped to Bohemia and there became the master of the house Lichtenstein.

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      July 21, 2019

      The castle ruins Lichtenstein was a high medieval Adelsburg over the village Pommelsbrunn in the eponymous municipality in the Middle Franconian district of Nürnberger Land in Bavaria.
      The ruin is freely accessible and is a magnificent vantage point with views to Lauf, the Happurg valley and Eschenbach.

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        August 6, 2019

        Historical background, view of Pommelsbrunn and far west in the Pegnitz valley.

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          Location: Pommelsbrunn, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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