Lichtenstein Castle, often referred to as the “Fairy-Tale Castle of Württemberg,” is a striking 19th-century fortress that sits dramatically on a sheer cliff edge of the Swabian Alps in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Built between 1840 and 1842, it was commissioned by Duke Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg, who was deeply inspired by Wilhelm Hauff’s romantic historical novel Lichtenstein. Designed in the neo-Gothic style, the castle captures the spirit of medieval architecture with its tall, s