Burg Metternich was mentioned in documents first time 1268, when it was owned by Johann von Braunshorn. It is thought the cas ...
Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürr ...
Reichenstein Castle, also called Falkenburg, is located above Trechtingshausen. The large construction is one of the spectacu ...
Thurant Castle (Burg Thurant) was built in 1198-1206 by Heinrich Pfalgraf Guelphs. It was besieged in 1246-1248 during the wa ...
The construction of the Andernach castle, which was was part of the electorate of Collogne, began around 1200. In 1689, durin ...
Grafendahn Castle belongs to the group of castles at Dahn, which also includes Altdahn and Tanstein. Although the three castl ...
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 ...
Tanstein Castle is one of the three castles at Dahn; the others being Altdahn and Grafendahn. Although the three castles are ...
Altdahn castle was probably built in the early 13th century. Certainly in 1236 the castle was being run by Frederick of Dahn ...
About halfway between Kaiserslautern and Trier lies the castle Lichtenberg - the largest castle in the Palatinate and one of ...
Oberstein Castle was built around 1320 above the Bosselstein castle due disputes of local nobility. It was damated by French ...
Kastellaun Castle ruins are on the castle hill above the town of Kastellaun and are connected to the former wall of the town. ...
Olbrück Castle is a hilltop fortress with a diamond-shaped floor plan. The central feature of the castle is the 34m high mai ...
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 ...
Neuleiningen Castle was built in 1238-1241 by Count Frederick III of Leiningen. The French destroyed it in 1690 and it has la ...
The Oberburg or 'Upper Castle' in Manderscheid is located on a hilltop that was levelled in order to construct the castle. It ...
The Wegelnburg is a ruined castle near Schönau in the Palatinate Forest. It was founded by the Hohenstaufens in the 12th or ...
Grevenburg castle was built in 1350 by Count Johann III of Sponheim-Starkenburg and replaced Castle Starkenburg as the reside ...
The dominant feature of the Diez townscape is the high medieval castle. The oldest parts of the structure date from the eleve ...