Homburg was first mentioned in documents in 1276. Gottfried I of Sayn from the House of Sponheim (1247-1283/84) transferre ...
Hartenstein Castle was called the 'Pearl of the Ore Mountains'. The first known owner was Meinher I von Werben, who was Burgr ...
Finsterwalde Castle is a Renaissance complex in Brandenburg, Germany, consisting of two main parts: the Front Castle and the ...
Hohennagold Castle is a ruined castle overlooking the Black Forest town of Nagold. The ruins represent a relatively well-pres ...
Right in the city centre of Jülich sits the Citadel, one of the best preserved fortresses in Germany and a prime example of ...
Hohengundelfingen Castle was built probably by Swigger IV von Gundelfingen (lived around 1160-1228). In 1293 it was sold to H ...
Gerolstein Castle, also known as Löwenburg, was documented first time in 1115. In the 13th century it was enlarged to the cu ...
Eicks Castle lies in the deep ravine of Bruchbach, virtually undisturbed by centuries in its romantic atmosphere. At first si ...
Virneburg Castle is a ruined hill castle standing above the village of Virneburg. The castle was probably built in the seco ...
The Wolkenstein Castle developed historically by joining various older structures together. The tower with living quarters is ...
Stein Castle is the most important cave castle in Germany. The origins of the upper house are not totally clear. It may have ...
Sternberg Castle was built originally in 1199 by Henneberg family. It was badly damaged in Peasants" War in 1525 and aga ...
The ruins of Bärnfels Castle are the remains of a late mediaeval aristocratic castle on the southern edge of the village of ...
The ruins of the Oberburg ('Upper Castle') stand at a height of about 200 metres above the village of Kobern on a h ...
Hermsdorf Castle was mentioned first time in 1350. It was rebuilt in 1553-1575 by Christoph von Carlowitz after been damaged ...
The original Husen castle, documented for the first time in 1246, was probably built here by the dukes of Zähringen in t ...
Hückeswagen Castle was first mentioned in 1189. In 1260 the county Hückeswagen was disposed to the counts Berg, and the Hà ...
From the late 6th to the mid-13th century, the settlement of Karlburg with its monastery and harbor was located on the west b ...
Vlotho was a medieval hill castle above the town with same name. The extended property is located on the Amtshausberg with a ...
Hexenagger castle probably was first built in the tenth century, as it is first mentioned in a record from the Monastery of S ...