Hardenburg (Bad Dürkheim)
| Hardenburg Höhenburg | |
|---|---|
| Bad Dürkheim-Hardenburg | |
Hardenburg | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Condition | Ruin, partially reconstructed |
| Location | |
Hardenburg Höhenburg Hardenburg Höhenburg | |
| Coordinates | 49°27′44″N 8°07′18″E / 49.462219°N 8.121697°E |
| Area | 180 × 90 m (590 × 300 ft) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1205/1214 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Counts |
The Hardenburg on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest near the Rhineland-Palatinate town of Bad Dürkheim is even as a ruin one of the mightiest castles of Palatinate. It was the residence of the Counts of Leiningen, who in 1725 moved to Schloss Dürkheim.