Ortenberg (Lahnberge)
Ortenberg may refer to several places in Germany: *Ortenberg, Hesse *Ortenberg, Baden-Württemberg *Ortenberg Castle, near Ortenberg, Baden-Württemberg *Ortenberg (mountain) Ortenberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies on the southwest of the Swabian Jura, on the southern slope of the Upper Schlichem valley near Deilingen in the Tuttlingen Tuttlingen ( Alemannic: ''Duttlinga'') is a town in Bade ...

Ortenberg, Hesse
Ortenberg () is a town in the Wetteraukreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 22 km east of Friedberg, and 38 km northeast of Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na .... The castle of Ortenberg, Schloss Ortenberg Districts Ortenberg consists of the following districts: Bergheim, Bleichenbach, Eckartsborn, Effolderbach, Gelnhaar, Lißberg, Ortenberg, Selters, Usenborn and Wippenbach. Local council The elections in March 2016 showed the following results: *Seats *SPD 13 *CDU 9 *FWG 6 *BiO 3 References Wetteraukreis {{Towns and municipalities in Wetteraukreis district ...
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Ortenberg, Baden-Württemberg
Ortenberg (; gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Ordäberig) is a municipality in the district of Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg. Geography Ortenberg is located in the foothills of the Black Forest, on the edge of the Kinzig valley and on the border of the Upper Rhine Plain. It is only a short distance, 5 kilometers, away from the town of Offenburg. The ''Badische Weinstraße'' (Baden wine route) runs through Ortenberg. Neighboring Municipalities The municipality of Ortenberg borders with the municipality of Offenburg's three sides. To the east, Ortenberg borders on Ohlsbach. History First mentioned in a document in 1148, the town carried the name ''Dottenwiler/Tatenwilre'' at that time. It was not until the mid 14th century that the name of the castle, which had been referred to as ''castrum Ortinberg'' as early as 1233, was given to the town. The castle was destroyed in 1678. However, it was rebuilt by Leonhard von Berckholtz in the 19th century. Between 1573 and 1630, a w ...
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Ortenberg Castle
Ortenberg Castle is the main landmark of the Ortenau and is situated above the town of Ortenberg at the end of the Kinzig Valley between Offenburg and Gengenbach. The origins of the Ortenau Castle can be traced back to the 11th/12th century. The castle was built by the House of Zähringen to protect the Kinzig Valley. Today, there is a youth hostel in the castle. History Following the construction by the House of Zähringen in the 11th/12th century, the castle served as the administrative center for the '' Landvögte'' ( bailiffs) of the district of Ortenau during the reign of the Hohenstaufen. The administrative seat for ''Landvogtei'' Ortenau (bailiwick of Ortenau) served as the center of imperial taxation, a court and customs authority. The castle was the birth place of Lady Gertrude Rickeldey of Ortenberg. The first extensions to the castle, fortified towers (roundels) that contained cannons, were built in the 15th century. The castle was destroyed in 1678 during the F ...
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