Rhénanie-Palatinat

Châteaux et ruines en Rhénanie-Palatinat

Castles and Ruins

This collection spans the diverse fortifications of Rhineland-Palatinate, from the medieval ruins of the Rhine and Mosel valleys to the dense Palatine Forest. It includes Hambach Castle, a symbol of German democracy, and the massive Rheinfels Castle, once the largest fortress on the Rhine. The list features a mix of hilltop ruins, preserved palaces now serving as hotels, and architectural remnants dating from the Roman era through the 19th century, highlighting the region's strategic military and political history.

Castles and Ruins — Carte

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Hambach Castle

Hambach Castle is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Rainer Lippert / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Rheinfels Castle

Rheinfels Castle is a castle ruin located above the left bank of the Rhine in Sankt Goar, Germany.

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Katz Castle

Katz Castle is a castle above the German town of Sankt Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Ramstein Castle

The ruins of Ramstein Castle stand on a 182-metre-high, Bunter sandstone rock on the edge of the Meulenwald forest in the lower, steep…

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Coraidelstein

Ruined 10th-century hillside castle overlooking the Mosel valley near Klotten, destroyed during the Palatine War of Succession in 1689.

Matthäus Merian / Public domain

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Landsberg Castle

Landsberg Castle is a ruined hillside castle on the hill of Moschellandsberg near the town of Obermoschel in the German state of Rhineland…

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Heidelsburg

The Heidelsburg, also called the Bunenstein, is an old fortification in the western Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland…

Sorjonen / Public domain

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Burg Koppenstein

Ruined 12th-century hilltop castle in the Hunsrück mountains, originally built by the Counts of Sponheim.

Sorjonen / Public domain

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Bergfried Koppenstein

The 20-meter-high medieval keep of Koppenstein Castle, serving as a lookout point with panoramic views over the Soonwald forest.

Palatinatian / CC BY-SA 2.5

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Wolfsburg Castle, Neustadt

The ruins of the Wolfsburg by the western approach to Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, lie on a…

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Castellaun

Ruined 13th-century hilltop castle built by the Counts of Sponheim, featuring a prison tower and remnants of the upper ward.

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Alte Burg

A 14th-century medieval moated castle located in the Mosel valley village of Longuich.

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Alte Burg Gaststätte Mertes

A traditional restaurant and guesthouse situated within the historic 14th-century Alte Burg in Longuich.

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Höferburg

Remnants of a medieval fortification located near Wissen in the Sieg valley.

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Ruine Wildburg

14th-century castle ruins located on a quartzite ridge in the Soonwald forest near Sargenroth.

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Schloß Dodenburg

A 16th-century manor house and estate built on the foundations of a medieval moated castle.

Wolkenkratzer / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Schloss Burgbrohl

Baroque-style palace built on the site of an 11th-century castle, currently operating as a hotel and wellness center.

Killaars / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Schloss Lieser

Schloss Lieser in the Mosel valley nearby Bernkastel-Kues is one of the most striking buildings within the village of Lieser, Germany.

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Palais Stanislas

An 18th-century Baroque palace built for the exiled Polish King Stanisław Leszczyński during his residence in Wissembourg.