Marksburg as the only undamaged hilltop castle in the Middle Rhine Valley. In the early 12th century records mention the Nobl ...
Rheinfels Castle construction was started in 1245 by Count Diether V of Katzenelnbogen. After expansions, it was the largest ...
The Boosenburg Castle consists of high keep (donjon) and 9m wide moat. It was probably built in the 12th century. In 1838 all ...
The Electoral Castle, with its solid construction and bulky tower, forms the townscape and portrays the power of its builder, ...
Rheinstein castle was constructed around 1316-1317. It was important for its strategic location. By 1344, the castle was in d ...
The exact building year of Stahleck castle is not known, but it has been proved that the castle was already occupied since th ...
Schönburg Castle was first mentioned in history between the years 911 and 1166. From the 12th century, the Dukes of Schönbu ...
The Electoral Castle is Eltville's landmark and was built in 1330 by Balduin von Trier on the ruins of a castle destroyed dur ...
Once situated directly on the banks of the Rhine, Brömserburg Castle was owned by the Archbishops of Mainz from the beginnin ...
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is a toll castle known also as 'the Pfalz'. This former stronghold is famous for its pictur ...
Finished in 1259, Stolzenfels was used to protect the toll station at the Rhine, where the ships, back then were the main tra ...
Reichenstein Castle, also called Falkenburg, is located above Trechtingshausen. The large construction is one of the spectacu ...
The construction of the Andernach castle, which was was part of the electorate of Collogne, began around 1200. In 1689, durin ...
Klopp Castle is the landmark of Bingen. It stands on a hill above the town with a wide-ranging view, which may have been the ...
Lahneck Castle was built in 1226 by the Archbishop of Mainz Siegfried III of Eppstein to protect his territory at the mouth o ...
Count Wilhelm II of Katzenelnbogen built the Katz Castle in the second half of the 14th century. Katz Castle was used as bast ...
Sooneck Castle was first mentioned around 1271. Like neighbouring Burg Reichenstein (Rhein), the castle was managed by the lo ...
Gutenfels Castle was built in 1220. It was used with Pfalzgrafenstein Castle in the middle of the Rhein and the fortified tow ...
By 1034, Sterrenberg was being mentioned as an imperial castle, but the source is not certain. In 1190, Sterrenberg Castle is ...
The Mouse Tower (Mäuseturm) is a stone tower on a small island in the Rhine. The Romans were the first to build a struct ...