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Homburg

Homburg is home to the Saarland University Medical Center and lies where the region meets the Palatinate Forest. The Schlossberg Caves and the ruins of the Hohenburg are the main attractions, and the Karlsberg brewery adds to the draw.

Attractions in Homburg

Schloss Gustavsburg Jägersburg – Foto: Anna16

Castles & Palaces

Homburg

Gustavsburg Palace in Jägersburg

Originally a moated castle called Hattweiler built by the Counts of Zweibrücken-Bitsch in 1395, converted into a palace by Count Palatine Johann I in 1590.

Wörschweiler Klosterberg – Foto: Flocci Nivis

Culture & Stage

Homburg

Wörschweiler Monastery Hill

On a ridge lie the ruins of a Cistercian abbey built in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th.

Castles & Palaces

Homburg

Lichtenberg Castle near Kusel

Admittedly this destination lies just outside the Saarland, but a visit is well worth it - one of the largest castle ruins in Germany.

Castles & Palaces

Homburg

Hohenburg / Schlossberg Homburg

The Schlossberg is the emblem of Homburg. On this hill stands the castle of the Counts of Hohenburg, first documented in 1172.

Nature & Parks

Homburg

Schlossberg Caves Homburg

In Homburg you can visit the largest man-made sandstone caves in Europe.

Museums

Homburg

Roman Museum Schwarzenacker

The open-air museum at Schwarzenacker is well worth a visit: here the remains of a Roman settlement destroyed in 275 AD have been uncovered and partly rebuilt.