Castles and Palaces

Bad Karlshafen

Bad Karlshafen - Krukenburg ruins

Romanesque Kirchburg ruins from the 13th century Krukenburg was an unusual church fortress because it was simultaneously a defence and residential building...

Phone: +49 5672 / 9999 22
Fax: +49 5672 / 9999 25

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Bad Sooden-Allendorf

Bad Sooden-Allendorf - Rothestein Castle

The Baron of Gilsa started to build Rothestein Castle in neo-gothic style in 1891. But the English Baron of Knoop was the...

Phone: +49 5652 / 589230 oder 2057

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Bad Wildungen

Bad Wildungen - Friedrichstein Palace

Friedrichstein Palace is situated 300 m above sea level on a hilltop, easily visible from its towering position above Altwildungen. The palace...

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Bückeburg

Bückeburg - Bückeburg Castle

Bückeburg Castle, for over 700 years in the family ownership of the Earls of Holstein-Schaumburg and later Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, is a...

Phone: +49 5722 / 9558
Fax: +49 5722 / 909184

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Gudensberg

Gudensberg - Obernburg ruins

The Obernburg ruins on the Schlossberg hilltop were once the seat of the Hessian Gaugrafen ("Regional Counts"), but the complex was badly...

Phone: +49 5603 / 9330
Fax: +49 5603 / 933222

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Hameln

Hameln - Hämelschenburg

A visit to Hämelschenburg castle takes you into the world of the Renaissance. Jürgen Klencke and his wife Anna von Holle had...

Phone: +49 5155 / 951690
Fax: +49 5155 / 951691

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Hanau

Hanau - Palace Philippsruhe with Historical Museum and Paper Theatre Museum

One of the most beautiful places to visit is Philippsruhe, a splendid country seat in baroque style on the banks of...

Phone: +49 6181 / 2951718
Fax: +49 6181 / 295554

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Hanau - Castle Ruin Wilhelmsbad

On an island in the Braubach artificial lake, the tower-like castle of Crown Prince Wilhelm von Hesse-Kassel ranges upwards. Built between 1779...

Phone: +49 6181 / 9065090
Fax: +49 6181 / 9066086

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Herbstein

Herbstein - Eisenbach Castle

The castle, property of family Eisenbach, was mentioned for the first time in a document in the year 1217. It lies...

Phone: +49 66 41 / 18 41 12
Fax: +49 66 41 / 18 42 12

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Hofgeismar

Hofgeismar - Sababurg

The world-renowned Sleeping Beauty castle Sababurg was founded in 1334 as "Zappenborgk" by the Archbishop of Mainz for the protection of pilgrims...

Phone: +49 5671 / 999 222
Fax: +49 5671 / 999 200

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Homberg (Efze)

Homberg (Efze) - Hohenburg

Hohenburg castle sits high above the town on a basalt cone. In the Thirty Years War, the castle was attacked by...

Phone: +49 5681 / 939161

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Kassel

Kassel - Löwenburg Castle

The Löwenburg castle with its picturesque location in Wilhelmshöhe Berg Park has the outwardly defiant appearance of a medieval knight's castle. Inside, however,...

Phone: +49 561 / 31680244
Fax: +49 561 / 31680222

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Kassel - Wilhelmshöhe Castle and Berg Park

The baroque building complex with the monumental castle, statue of Hercules and ornamental water displays was created in the beginning of the...

Phone: +49 561 / 316800

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Knüllwald

Knüllwald - Wallenstein castle ruins

The Wallenstein castle was originally built in the high Middle Ages, and was first mentioned in the early 13th century as castle...

Phone: +49 5681 / 930808
Fax: +49 5681 / 930807

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Marburg

Marburg - Marburg Palace

The Landgrave Palace is enthroned high above the Marburg old town and is one of the most incisive buildings in Marburg city....

Phone: +49 6421 / 2822355
Fax: +49 6421 / 2822166

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Melsungen

Melsungen - Landgrave castle Melsungen

The landgrave castle of Melsung was built from 1550 to 1557 as a hunting lodge for Landgrave Philipp the Magnanimous. It served...

Phone: +49 5661 / 708-200
Fax: +49 5661 / 708-210

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Niedenstein

Niedenstein - Falkenstein castle ruin

The Falkenstein was a fortification of the Landgraves, which along with the associated manor was given as a fiefdom to deserving supporters...

Phone: +49 5624 / 99930
Fax: +49 5624 / 999310

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Polle

Polle - Polle castle ruin

The idyllic village of Polle lies a few kilometres south of Bodenwerder. The castle ruins of the Counts of Everstein tower high...

Phone: +49 5535 / 411
Fax: +49 5535 / 411

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Rotenburg a. d. Fulda

Rotenburg a. d. Fulda - Rodenberg castle ruin

The castle ruin is situated on the Hausberg near Rotenburg a. d. Fulda. A hiking trail leads from the car park...

Phone: +49 66 23 / 55 55
Fax: +49 66 23 / 9150207

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Red Riding Hood country

Red Riding Hood country - Herzberg Castle

South of the 592-metre high Rimberg between Bad Hersfeld and Alsfeld lie the mighty ruins of Herzberg Castle on a elongated basalt...

Phone: +49 6691 / 207 407
Fax: +49 6691 / 207 44 407

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Red Riding Hood country - Castle Neuenstein

Built in the middle of the 13th century, one can tour the dungeon, tower, and various rooms. Today the castle also serves...

Phone: +49 6691 / 207 407
Fax: +49 6691 / 207 44 407

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Schauenburg

Schauenburg - Schauenburg ruins

The Schauenburg castle ruin is the name patron of the large community consisting of five districts. The castle was probably built in...

Phone: +49 5601 / 93250
Fax: +49 5601 / 9325400

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Steinau an der Straße

Steinau an der Straße - Steinau Palace

Steinau Palace has been the secondary residence of the Earls von Hanau. It was newly re-erected in the 16th / 17th century...

Phone: +49 6663 / 6843
Fax: +49 6663 / 7518

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Trendelburg

Trendelburg - Wülmersen Water Castle

The large manor house and farm in the Diemel valley goes back to the 12th century, when it belonged to the...

Phone: +49 5675 / 7210348
Fax: +49 5675 / 720115

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Trendelburg - Trendelburg

Trendelburg Fortress has experienced changing fortunes as legal seat and official residence since its construction in the High Middle Ages. Damages incurred...

Phone: +49 5675 / 9090
Fax: +49 5675 / 9362

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Witzenhausen

Witzenhausen - Ludwigstein Castle

High above the Werra on a hilltop lies Ludwigstein Castle. The Jugendburg is an outpost of the Hessian Youth Building Lodge and...

Phone: +49 5542 / 50170
Fax: +49 5542 / 501712

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Witzenhausen - Berlepsch Castle

Berlepsch Castle is one of the outstanding cultural historical buildings of its region. 650 years ago, the Berlepsch family built the keep...

Phone: +49 5542 / 50 70 10
Fax: +49 5542 / 50 70 110

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Wolfhagen

Wolfhagen - Weidelsburg

Weidelsburg is the largest castle ruin in Northern Hesse. Built in the 12th century, the Weidelsburg has been uninhabitated since the end...

Phone: +49 5692 / 602102
Fax: +49 5692 / 602190

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Wolfhagen - Elmarshausen Castle

The first documentary mention of the castle of Elmarshausen goes back to the year 1123. The "Lords of Helfenberg" and the "Lords...

Phone: +49 5692 / 602102
Fax: +49 5692 / 602190

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