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Liebenstein Castle (Thuringia)

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Liebenstein Castle
Burg Liebenstein
Liebenstein, Germany
Liebenstein Castle is located in Thuringia
Liebenstein Castle
Liebenstein Castle
Liebenstein Castle is located in Germany
Liebenstein Castle
Liebenstein Castle
Coordinates50°46′11″N 10°51′10″E / 50.769708°N 10.852915°E / 50.769708; 10.852915
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Liebenstein Castle (German: Burg Liebenstein) is a castle in Liebenstein in the Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It was originally built in the 12th century by the counts of Käfernburg; the castellans were the counts' ministeriales, the lords of Liebenstein.

The castle was extensively reconstructed in the 16th century, and subsequently used as a quarry for building-stone.

References

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  • Dehio, Georg, 2003: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Ausgabe für Thüringen. Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 3-422-03095-6