Vorderheubach is a district of the

Heiligkreuzsteinach Heiligkreuzsteinach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located about 25 km North-East of Heidelberg. In 1293 the community was officially mentioned for the first time. Until 1525 the administrat ...

municipality in

Odenwald The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Location The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried'' (the northeastern section ...

. The place is with Lampenhain, Bärsbach, Hilsenhain and the small farm Hinerheubach district Lampenhain. The place belonged to Lampenhain community until 31 December 1974, and was then combined with Heiligkreuzsteinach. In the village live around 200 inhabitants. Website of Gemeinde Heiligkreuzsteinach
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Attractions

In Vorderheubach lie the ruins of the medieval castle Waldeck, which was built in the second half of the 13th Century by Strahlenberger in order to consolidate their rule over some villages in the Odenwald. In 1357 they sold the rule Waldeck rule with the castle and the associated villages along the

Palatine A palatine or palatinus (in Latin; plural ''palatini''; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times.

s. The area has since been known under the name "winery Waldeck".

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