13 Sights in Homburg, Germany (with Map and Images)
Explore interesting sights in Homburg, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 13 sights are available in Homburg, Germany.
List of cities in Germany Sightseeing Tours in Homburg1. Schloß Karlsberg
Karlsberg Castle is a castle ruin on Buchenberg east of Homburg in Saarland, Germany. The castle was constructed from 1778 to 1788 in Baroque and Classical style by Johann Christian von Mannlich, architect and general building director of the dukes of Zweibrücken, by order of Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken. The castle was the largest country palace of Europe and served as the residence of the Duke of Zweibrücken. In 1793 the castle was destroyed by French revolutionary troops.
2. St. Fronleichnam
The Church of St. Corpus Christi is a Catholic parish church in Homburg, the district seat of the Saarpfalz-Kreis in Saarland. It is dedicated to the solemn mystery of Corpus Christi, the bodily presence of Christ in the Eucharistic form of bread. In the monument list of the Saarland, the church is listed as a single monument. The sacred building is assigned to the Diocese of Speyer and thus to the ecclesiastical province of Bamberg.
3. St. Andreas
The Church of St. Andreas is a Catholic church in Erbach, a district of Homburg, the district seat of the Saarpfalz-Kreis in Saarland. The patron saint of the church is Saint Andrew. The Andreaskirche is a landmark of the village due to its towering tower, crowned with a pointed helmet, which towers over Erbach visible from afar. In the monument list of the Saarland, the church is listed as a single monument.
4. Burgruine Merburg
Merburg is a ruined small castle near Homburg, Saarland, Germany. Details about the castle's builders and most of their owners are unknown. Parts of the fortification date to the early 12th century, likely at the location of an older refuge castle from the 10th century. In 1179, a Count Dietrich von Merburg is documented. The castle was probably abandoned in the late 12th century.
5. Christuskirche
The Christuskirche is a Protestant church in Schwarzenacker, a district of Homburg, the district seat of the Saarpfalz-Kreis in Saarland. The church is the parish church of the Protestant parish of Schwarzenbach in the deanery of Homburg of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate. The church is listed in the monument list of the Saarland as a single monument.
6. Protestantische Stadtkirche
The Protestant City Church is a Protestant church in Homburg, the district seat of the Saarpfalz-Kreis. The church is the parish church of the Protestant parish of Homburg in the church district (deanery) Homburg/Saar of the Evangelical Church of the Palatinate. The church is listed in the monument list of the Saarland as a single monument.
7. St. Michael
St. Michael is the Roman Catholic parish church in Homburg, Germany. The neo-Romanesque church building at the foot of the Schlossberg characterizes the Homburg cityscape and has become a landmark of the city. The church is listed in the monument list of the Saarland as a single monument in the ensemble Marktplatz/Klosterstraße.
8. Gustavsburg
Gustavsburg is a baroque building by the Swedish architect Jonas Erikson Sundahl in the Saarpfälzische town of Jägersburg. The building was once called Hattweiler Burg, was renamed Hansweiler Castle in 1590 and finally in Gustavsburg in 1720. It is located in the center of Jägersburg directly on the 1.7 hectare castle pond.
9. Schlossberghöhlen
The Schlossberg Caves are red sandstone caves in the Schlossberg in Homburg. According to the city of Homburg, they are the largest red sandstone caves in Europe. They were created by the mining of red sandstone. The caves consist of twelve floors and extend over an area of 140 meters long and 60 meters wide.
10. Maria vom Frieden
The Church of Mary of Peace is a Catholic parish church in Erbach, a district of Homburg, the district seat of the Saarpfalz-Kreis in Saarland. It bears the patronage of Mary, Queen of Peace and is the parish church of the parish of Saint John XXIII in Homburg.
11. Burgruine Hohenburg
The Hohenburg, also called Homburg Castle or Fortress Hohenburg, is a ruined castle located Homburg in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany. It stands atop the 325 metres (1,066 ft)-high Schlossberg above the Schlossberg Caves (Schlossberghöhlen).
12. Ehemalige Synagoge
The synagogue in Homburg, the district seat of the Saarpfalz-Kreis in Saarland, was established in 1860 in the former Franciscan church. Only the ruins of the synagogue at Klosterstraße 6, which are protected as an architectural monument, are preserved.
13. St. Josef
The Church of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic parish church in Jägersburg, a district of the Saarland district town of Homburg in the Saarpfalz-Kreis. It belongs to the parish community of Homburg in the deanery of Saarpfalz of the Diocese of Speyer.
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