FortressLichtenau

Lichtenau Fortress

The Fortress can be visited

Lichtenau Fortress (German: Festung Lichtenau) is a former fortification built by the Nuremberg castellans in the market town of Lichtenau in Middle Franconia.

The fortress of Lichtenau goes back to a medieval water castle. In 1406 Nuremberg purchased the village and the castle of Lichtenau from Frederick II of Heideck.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: de:Benutzer:Radjan · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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