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Lemberg Castle is located in the Palatinate, on a hill on the outskirts of the municipality of Lemberg.
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The mountain was already acquired in 1198 by Count Heinrich I of Zweibrücken from Hornbach Monastery
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and over the years, castle buildings have been built and settled on it.
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The masonry has had to carry major damage from some past conflicts,
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including during the occupation in the Thirty Years War
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or when cavalry units roamed around in 1636.
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Only through excavations, which have recently taken place
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parts of the lower castle as well as the extremely strange well system could be uncovered.
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This was really something special, because there was a big problem back then:
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the water supply.
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And so, of necessity, one of the deepest shaft cisterns in the region was created
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with a well depth of 94.8 meters and a 131-meter long adit,
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which was to connect the shaft with a spring on the castle slope.
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If you want to take a closer look at the well adit,
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you can do that, after making an appointment in advance via the municipality's tourist office.
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But even without registration, the castle offers a walk-in exhibition area of 92m2
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and admission is free.
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Just pay attention to opening times,
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which are Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.