| Hardenburg Höhenburg | |
|---|---|
| Bad Dürkheim-Hardenburg | |
 Hardenburg | |
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| Coordinates | 49°27′44″N 8°07′18″E / 49.462219°N 8.121697°E / 49.462219; 8.121697 |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Area | 180 × 90 m (590 × 300 ft) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruin, partially reconstructed |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1205/1214 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Counts |
The Hardenburg on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest near the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Bad Dürkheim is even as a ruin one of the mightiest castles of Palatinate. It was the residence of the Counts of Leiningen, who in 1725 moved to Schloss Dürkheim.
Literature
- Alexander Thon, ed. (2005), Wie Schwalbennester an den Felsen geklebt : Burgen in der Nordpfalz (in German) (1. ed.), Regensburg: Verlag Schnell und Steiner, pp. 60–67, ISBN 3-7954-1674-4
- Jürgen Keddigkeit; Alexander Thon; Michael Losse (2003), Burgruine Hardenburg bei Bad Dürkheim : Burgen, Schlösser, Altertümer Rheinland-Pfalz (in German), vol. Heft 3, Regensburg: Verlag Schnell und Steiner, ISBN 3-7954-1516-0
- Jürgen Keddigkeit; Alexander Thon; Michael Losse (2002), Jürgen Keddigkeit; Alexander Thon; Rolf Übel (eds.), "Hardenburg", Pfälzisches Burgenlexikon. Bd. 2. F−H (in German), vol. Bd. 12.2, Kaiserslautern, pp. 280–294, ISBN 3-927754-48-X, ISSN 0936-7640
References
External links
- Kreisstadt Bad Dürkheim: Burg Hardenburg
- Burgen in Rheinland-Pfalz: Burg Hardenburg Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Wolfgang Braun: Rekonstruktionszeichnung Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine