Liebenstein Castle (German: Burg Liebenstein) is a castle in Liebenstein in the Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It was originally built in the 12th century by the counts of Käfernburg; the castellans were the counts' ministeriales, the lords of Liebenstein.

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Liebenstein Castle
Burg Liebenstein
Liebenstein, Germany
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Coordinates	50.769708°N 10.852915°E / 50.769708; 10.852915
Type	castle

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The castle was extensively reconstructed in the 16th century, and subsequently used as a quarry for building-stone.

• Dehio, Georg, 2003: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Ausgabe für Thüringen. Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag. ISBN 3-422-03095-6

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