Neuleiningen Castle
| Neuleiningen Castle | |
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| Burg Neuleiningen | |
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Northeast defensive tower (bergfried) of Neuleiningen Castle
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 Neuleiningen Castle
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| Coordinates | 49°32′34″N 8°08′23″E / 49.5428°N 8.1397°ECoordinates: 49°32′34″N 8°08′23″E / 49.5428°N 8.1397°E |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Height | 300 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | around 1240 |
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| Occupants | counts |
Neuleiningen Castle is a ruin on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany in the municipality of Neuleiningen in the Bad Dürkheim district. It was built in 1238-41 by Count Frederick III of Leiningen. The French destroyed it in 1690 and it has lain in ruins since that time.
The castle is located on a foothill of the Haardt on the northeastern edge of the Palatinate Forest. Its eponymous village is grouped around the castle, high above the left bank of the Eckbach at an elevation of about 300 metres above sea level.
Near the castle is the Old Vicarage (Alte Pfarrey), which was first recorded in 1524 and which houses a gourmet restaurant today.
Its name, like that of its sister castle, Altleiningen five kilometres to the southwest, is derived from the Frankish noble family, the counts of Leiningen, who ruled the territory of Leiningerland.
The castle was built following a division of inheritance around 1240 by Count Frederick III of Leiningen. Together with, Battenberg Castle, 1,400 metres to the south, the castle controlled the entrance to the Eckbach valley. Passing between various lines of the family, the castle remained the property of the Leiningens for over 200 years. In 1468, Prince-Elector Frederick the Victorious of the Palatinate became involved in inheritance disputes amongst the Leiningens and seized possession of the castle by force. In 1508, after passing through several intermediate arrangements, an agreement was reached: the castle would be divided between the Bishopric of Worms and the counts of Leiningen-Westerburg.
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