Neuleiningen Castle
| Neuleiningen Castle | |
|---|---|
Burg Neuleiningen | |
| Neuleiningen | |
Northeast defensive tower (bergfried) of Neuleiningen Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Condition | ruin |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 49°32′34″N 8°08′23″E / 49.5428°N 8.1397°E |
| Height | 300 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site history | |
| Built | around 1240 |
| Garrison information | |
| 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.