Zwingenberg Castle
Appearance
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Zwingenburg Castle | |
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Zwingenburg, Schloss Zwingenberg | |
Zwingenberg | |
![]() Burg Zwingenberg 2009 | |
Coordinates | 49°25′19″N 9°02′00″E / 49.42194°N 9.03333°E |
Type | hill castle, spur castle |
Code | DE-BW |
Height | Height missing, see template documentation |
Site information | |
Condition | preserved |
Site history | |
Built | 13. Jahrhundert |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | nobility |
Zwingenburg Castle (German: Burg Zwingenberg), also called Zwingenburg or Schloss Zwingenberg, stands on the right bank of the River Neckar where it cuts through the Odenwald hills in central Germany. The castle is located in the municipality of Zwingenberg in the state of Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The spur castle was built on a hill spur in the triangle formed by the confluence of the steep Wolfschlucht gorge with the Neckar valley and lies about 50 metres above the river.