Built in the 14th century, the medieval moated castle always served as a holiday residence for Saxon rulers and as accommodat ...
Olbrück Castle is a hilltop fortress with a diamond-shaped floor plan. The central feature of the castle is the 34m high mai ...
Eisenhardt Castle is located south west of Bad Belzig. There are traces of 3,000 years of building history on the castle hill ...
Rötteln Castle has probably existed since the beginning of the 11th century. In the year 1102 is the first documented mentio ...
Plassenburg is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the Kulmbach. It was first mentioned in 1135. Th ...
The Round Tower (Runder Turm) of Andernach is a large defensive tower dating to the 15th century. It is Andernach"s symb ...
Soon after the Erkelenz was elevated to a town status in the 12th century, work began on the brick fortifications of the pl ...
Rabenstein Castle is a former high medieval aristocratic castle in the municipality of Ahorntal in the Upper Franconian count ...
Godesburg castle was built in the early 13th century on the Godesberg, a hill of volcanic origin, it was largely destroyed f ...
Jever castle dates back to a weir from the late 14th century. The fortress got its typical characteristics mostly from the ma ...
Lahneck Castle was built in 1226 by the Archbishop of Mainz Siegfried III of Eppstein to protect his territory at the mouth o ...
Hambach Castle considered to be the symbol of the German democracy movement because of the Hambacher Fest which occurred here ...
Templin"s medieval city walls are small, but complete. There are three main gate towers and several modern entrances, wh ...
The ruins of Polle Castle sit atop a 25-meter-high rocky hill directly above the Weser River near the village of Polle in Low ...
Hirschhorn Castle was built around 1250-1260 on land given as a fief by Lorsch Abbey, which since 1232 was in the possession ...
Hohenfreyberg Castle, together with Eisenberg Castle directly opposite, are situated on a twin-topped, rocky ridge in front o ...
The Nordertor is an old town gate in Flensburg, Germany, which was built around 1595. Today the landmark is used as a ...
Rosenburg Castle was built in the 12th century by the Counts of Riedenburg. It has been rebuilt and extended many times, righ ...
Staufenberg Castle was built originally in the 11th century, but it was not documented until 12th century. It was damaged dur ...
The ruins of Reifferscheid Castle stand at a height of 450 metres near the German-Belgian border between the mountains of the ...