Fürstenberg Castle | |
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Burg Fürstenberg | |
Oberdiebach | |
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Coordinates | 50°2′30.2″N7°47′14.6″E / 50.041722°N 7.787389°E |
Type | Medieval castle |
Site history | |
Built | 1219 |
The Burg Fürstenberg is a castle in the municipality of Oberdiebach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. When the castle was built, in 1219, this part of the small (2000 acres) Oberdiebach was the village of Rheindiebach.
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