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Burgruine Hohenburg

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Homburg, Germany

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Tourist attraction· Castle· Hiking area· Historical landmark

Burgruine Hohenburg Reviews | Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Burgruine Hohenburg is located in Homburg, Germany on Schlossberg-Höhen-Straße 1. Burgruine Hohenburg is rated 4.4 out of 5 in the category tourist attraction in Germany.

Address

Schlossberg-Höhen-Straße 1

Phone

+49 6841101820

Amenities

Good for kids

Accessibility

No wheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Mike Conrad

Free parking, free tour of the ruins, and a fairly large area to see. The views of the city are amazing! We really enjoyed our time here and ended up down by the caves and took that tour as well. Great day!

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Ali Shaib

Best place to enjoy a 360 view of Homburg. Nice hike with rewarding view.

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Eric Berberich

An easy way up about 20min... Come after visiting the caves before sunset

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gabi gaboja

The Hohenburg, also called Homburg Castle or Fortress Hohenburg, is a ruined castle located Homburg in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It stands atop the 325 metres (1,066 ft)-high Schlossberg above the Schlossberg Caves (Schlossberghöhlen). In the 12th century the castle was the seat of the counts of Homburg. In 1330 the received city rights (Stadtrechte) for their village at the foot of Schlossberg from the Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian. After the death of the last Count of Homburg in 1449 castle and city fell to the counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. They rebuilt the castle in the second half of the 16th century into a renaissance palace, and then to a fortress. In the 1600s King Louis XIV of France and his master builder Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban expanded the fort and fortified the city. The basic structure of Homburg's old town dates back to this time. The fortifications were first demolished in 1697, and finally in 1714 when they served as a quarry for the construction of Karlsberg Castle. From 1981 the ruins were excavated and partially restored.

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Abuamerican Little

Nice place with an amazing view of Homburg city. Hotel at the top do you can get food and drinks. No public toilets, plenty of outdoor, uncovered parking. There's also the caves under the castle thst you can take a tour of. Great place missing one star because of the lack of a public bathroom

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