Alte Burg Explained

Alte Burg, Alteburg or Burgstall Alte Burg refers to the name or nickname of various castles, castle ruins, castle sites and hillforts or ringworks:

Germany

Alte Burg (Altenstein), hillfort site near Altenstein (Maroldsweisach), county of Haßberge, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Aull), water castle in Aull, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Bad Münstereifel), hillfort site near Bad Münstereifel, county of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg (Berka vor dem Hainich), ramparts in the Hainich, near Berka, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia
Alte Burg (Beuggen), castle site near Rheinfelden, county of Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Boppard), castle in Boppard, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Bühle), castle site near Bühle (Northeim), county of Northeim, Niedersachsen
Alte Burg (Burgsinn), castle ruins in Burgsinn, county of Main-Spessart, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Demmingen), castle site near Demmingen (Dischingen), county of Heidenheim, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Einöd), castle site (motte and bailey castle) near Einöd, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland
Alte Burg (Elbtal), castle ruins near Elbgrund (Elbtal), county of Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse
Alte Burg (Gimmeldingen), castle ruins in Gimmeldingen in the borough of Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Hafenpreppach), castle site near Hafenpreppach (Maroldsweisach), county of Haßberge, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Harrbach), castle ruins near Gemünden, county of Main-Spessart, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Hummertsried) (Hummersried), castle site near Hummertsried (Eberhardzell), county of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Koblenz), water castle in the city of Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Labach), castle site near Labach (Saarwellingen), county of Saarlouis, Saarland
Alte Burg (Lage), castle site in Lage, county of Lippe, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg (Langenenslingen), Celtic hill settlement near Emerfeld (Langenenslingen), county of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Laudert), castle site in Laudert, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Lauffen am Neckar), castle site in Lauffen am Neckar, county of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Lipporn), castle ruins near Lipporn, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Lispenhausen), castle site near Lispenhausen (Rotenburg an der Fulda), county of Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse
Alte Burg (Lommersdorf), castle site near Lommersdorf (Blankenheim), county of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Ringwall Alteburg (Lorsbach), castle site near Lorsbach (Hofheim), Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse
Alte Burg (Neuburg an der Donau), castle ruins near Neuburg an der Donau, county of Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Netphen), castle site near Dreis-Tiefenbach (Netphen), county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg (Nettersheim), castle site in Nettersheim, county of Euskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg Neustadt-Glewe, castle in Neustadt-Glewe, county of Ludwigslust-Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Alte Burg (Nieder-Beerbach), castle site near Nieder-Beerbach (Mühltal), county of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse
Alte Burg (Nörvenich), castle ruins near Nörvenich, county of Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg (Osterode), castle ruins near Osterode, county of Osterode am Harz, Niedersachsen
Alte Burg (Padberg), castle ruins near Padberg (Marsberg), Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg Penzlin, castle in Penzlin, county of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Alteburg (Reutlingen), castle ruins in Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Rotenhain), castle ruins (motte and bailey) near Rotenhain in the Westerwald hills, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alte Burg (Unterrath), castle site (motte and bailey) in Unterrath in the city of Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alte Burg (Wewer), water castle in Paderborn-Wewer, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alteburg (Essen), hillfort site in Werden (Essen), North Rhine-Westphalia
Alteburg (Kohden), castle site in Kohden (Nidda), Wetteraukreis, Hesse
Turmhügel Alteburg, castle site near Röttingen, county of Würzburg, Bavaria

Alte Burg as an alternative name:

Alsterburg (Alte Burg), castle site in Hamburg
Entenstein Castle (Alte Burg), castle site near Rodalben, county of Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Hardenberg Castle (Velbert) (Alte Burg), castle site between Neviges and Tönisheide (Velbert), county of Mettmann, North Rhine-Westphalia
Heimburg Castle (Alteburg, Altenburg), castle ruins near Heimburg (Blankenburg), county of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt
Longuich Castle (Alte Burg), fortified house in Longuich, county of Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate
Meersburg Castle (Alte Burg), castle ruins in Meersburg am Bodensee, Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg
Trochtelfingen Castle (Alte Burg), castle ruins near Trochtelfingen, county of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg
Alte Burg (Althausen), castle site near Althausen (Münnerstadt), county of Bad Kissingen, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Aurachtal), castle site near Aurachtal, county of Erlangen-Höchstadt, Bavaria
Alte Burg (Unterregenbach), castle site near Unterregenbach (Langenburg), county of Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg
Obere Burg (Zwingenberg) (older name Alte Burg), castle site in Zwingenberg, county of Bergstraße, Hesse
Ringwall Wirtheim (Alte Burg), lost hillfort site near Biebergemünd-Wirtheim, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse
Rüdenburg (Alte Burg), castle rest near Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia

Austria

Gmünd Castle (Alte Burg), castle ruins in Gmünd, district of Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria

Alte Burg or Alteburg is the name or nickname of Roman camps (Kastellen) and fortified sites:

Kastell Arnsburg-Alteburg, Roman Limes camp (area monument) near Lich, county of Gießen, Hesse
Kastell Alteburg, Roman Limes camp (area monument) near Heftrich (Idstein), Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse
Flottenkastell Alteburg, Roman camp (area monument) near Marienburg (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia
Römerlager Oberbrechen (Alteburg), lost Roman camp near Oberbrechen (Brechen), county of Limburg-Weilburg, Hesse
Alteburg (Biebergemünd), Celtic settlement and fortifications near Biebergemünd, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse
Alteburg (Zell), Late Roman hillfort near Zell an der Mosel (Hunsrück), county of Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate

Alte Burg or Alteburg is the name of the following mountains and hills:

Alte Burg (Afholderbach) (633.0 m), near Afholderbach (Netphen), Rothaar Mountains, county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alteburg (Arnstadt) (398.2 m), near Arnstadt, spur of the Plateau of Gossel in the Ohrdruf Plateau, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia
Alte Burg (Gräfenroda) (639.6 m), near Gräfenroda, Thuringian Forest, spur of the Arlesberg (650.8 m), Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia
Alteburg (Hörre) (445.1 m), near Ballersbach (Mittenaar), highest point in the Hörre, Gladenbach Uplands, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hesse
Alte Burg (Kunst Wittgenstein) (554.0 m), near Kunst Wittgenstein (Bad Laasphe), Rothaar Mountains, county of Siegen-Wittgenstein, North Rhine-Westphalia
Alteburg (Soonwald) (620.5 m), near Pferdsfeld (Bad Sobernheim), Soonwald, county of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate
Alteburg (Vogelsberg) (616.8 m), near Kaulstoß (Schotten), Vogelsberg, Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse
Alte Burg (Arnsberg) (303 m), also Römberg, site of the Rüdenburg near Arnsberg, Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia

Alte Burg is the name of a former princely estate:

former Slavic princely estate of Starigard ("Alte Burg"), from the location name Aldinborg and which finally became Oldenburg in Holstein, see Oldenburg in Holstein

Alte Burg or Alteburg may also refer to:

Alte Burg (nature reserve), nature reserve in Ballenstedt, county of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt
Alte Burg Tunnel, tunnel on the Bundesautobahn A 71 (motorway) near the Gräfenroda junction, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia
former wood loading area of an abandoned section of the Nidder Valley Railway, Hesse
Barony of Alteburg, Baden-Württemberg

Alte Burg Explained

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