Lichtenstein

Among the settlements of Baden-Württemberg, Lichtenstein stands out for its renowned castle above the Echaz valley on the Swabian Alb. Lichtenstein Castle was built in the 1840s for Count Wilhelm of Württemberg, inspired by Wilhelm Hauff’s novel Lichtenstein, on a rocky site near an earlier medieval fortress. The municipality includes Unterhausen, Honau and Holzelfingen, where wooded slopes and limestone formations give the area a distinctly upland character. South of Reutlingen, it forms part of a Swabian Alb region shaped by hiking country and cave landscapes. Browse other webcams across the Swabian Alb and Baden-Württemberg to place Lichtenstein in a wider geographic context.

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