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Numerous castles (''Burgen'') and palaces (''Schlösser'') are found in the German state of
Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day. This list encompasses castles described in German as ''Burg'' ( castle), ''Festung'' (
fort A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
/fortress),
Schloss ''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cognate ...
and ''Palais''/''Palast'' ( palace). Many German castles after the
middle ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.


Darmstadt

* Residential Palace Darmstadt, Darmstadt * Kranichstein Hunting Lodge, Kranichstein * Frankenstein Castle,
Mühltal Mühltal is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated southeast of Darmstadt from which it is separated by the ''Stadtwald'' (City Forest). Historically, there have been many watermills on Modau river ...


Frankfurt am Main

* Höchst Castle, Höchst


Offenbach am Main

*
Isenburg Castle Isenburg may refer to: Places * Neu-Isenburg, town in the district of Offenbach in Hesse, Germany * Isenburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, municipality in the district of Neuwied, Germany * , village in the borough of Wipperfürth in Oberbergischen Krei ...
, Offenbach *
Rumpenheim Castle Rumpenheim Castle is a '' Schloss'' located in the banks of the Main river in the German city of Offenbach am Main. History The origin of the palace dates back to the manor house of Johann Georg Seifert von Edelsheim, a politician serving the C ...
, Offenbach * Büsing Palace, Offenbach


Wiesbaden

* Biebrich Palace, Biebrich * Frauenstein Castle, Frauenstein * Platte Hunting Lodge,
Wiesbaden Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...
* Wiesbaden City Palace, Wiesbaden


Landkreis Bergstraße

* Schloss Auerbach,
Bensheim Bensheim () is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain. With about 40,000 inhabita ...
* Schloss Birkenau, Birkenau * Staatspark Fürstenlager, Bensheim * Heppenheimer Stadtschloss,
Heppenheim Heppenheim (Bergstraße) is the seat of Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Bergstraße on the edge of the Odenwald. It is best known for being the birthplace of 4-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel. Geography ...
* Hinterburg, Neckarsteinach * Hirschburg, Hirschberg * Burg Hirschhorn, Hirschhorn * Burg Hundheim, Neckarsteinach * Kurmainzer Amtshof, Heppenheim * Burg Lindenfels, Lindenfels * Mittelburg, Neckarsteinach * Neuschloss,
Lampertheim Lampertheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany. In 1984, the town hosted the 24th ''Hessentag'' state festival. Geography Location Lampertheim lies in the southwest corner of Hesse in the Rhine rift at the Biedensand Cons ...
* Schloss Rennhof, Lampertheim * Schwalbennest, Neckarsteinach * Schloss Schönberg, Bensheim *
Starkenburg Starkenburg is an historical region in the State of Hesse, Germany, comprising the area south of the Main River and east of the Rhine, around the regional capital Darmstadt. Geography The region is named after Starkenburg Castle, above Heppen ...
, Heppenheim * Burg Stein,
Biblis Biblis is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in southern Hessen, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in the Rhine rift west of the Odenwald between Darmstadt to the north and Mannheim to the south; it also lies north of ...
* Vorderburg, Neckarsteinach * Schloss Wiser, Hirschberg


Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

* Schloss Alsbach, Alsbach-Hähnlein * Bickenbach Castle, Alsbach-Hähnlein * Schloss Braunshardt, Braunshardt * Dieburg Castle,
Dieburg Dieburg () is a small town in southern Hesse, Germany. It was formerly the seat of the district ("Kreis") of Dieburg, but is now part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. History The town of Dieburg was first named in 1492 in the tax books of the ...
* Schloss Fechenbach, Dieburg * Frankenstein Castle,
Mühltal Mühltal is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated southeast of Darmstadt from which it is separated by the ''Stadtwald'' (City Forest). Historically, there have been many watermills on Modau river ...
* Schloss Heiligenberg, Seeheim-Jugenheim * Jossa Castlt, Seeheim-Jugenheim * Schloss Lichtenberg, Fischbachtal * Otzberg Castle, Otzberg * Wasserburg Schloß-Nauses, Otzberg * Schloss Stockau, Dieburg


Landkreis Groß-Gerau

* Jagdschloss Mönchbruch,
Mörfelden-Walldorf Mörfelden-Walldorf is a town in the Groß-Gerau district, situated in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region in the federal state (Bundesland) Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Mörfelden-Walldorf is situated within a triangle formed by the South He ...


Hochtaunuskreis

* Burg Altweilnau, Weilrod * Burgruine Falkenstein, Königstein * Burgruine Hattstein, Schmitten * Schloss Homburg „Friedrichsburg“, Bad Homburg * Burg Königstein, Königstein * Burg Kronberg, Königstein * Schloss Neuweilnau, Weilrod * Burg Nürings, Königstein * Burg Reifenberg, Schmitten * Kransberg Castle,
Usingen Usingen is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen. Coat of arms The earliest seal whose appearance is known – there had been earlier on ...


Main-Kinzig-Kreis

* Dorfelden Castle, Niederdorfelden * Pfalz Gelnhausen,
Gelnhausen Gelnhausen () is a town, and the capital of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approximately 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main, between the Vogelsberg mountains and the Spessart range at the river Kinzig. It is one o ...
* Huttenburg, Sinntal *
Schloss Philippsruhe ''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cogna ...
, Hanau * Ronneburg Castle, Ronneburg * Schwarzenfels Castle, Sinntal *
Steckelberg Castle Steckelberg Castle (german: Burg Steckelberg) is a ruined hill castle near Ramholz, in the borough of the East Hessian town of Schlüchtern in Germany. Location The ruins of the old castle lie east of Vollmerz and northeast of Ramholz on th ...
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Schlüchtern Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig, approximately 30 km southwest of Fulda. Schlüchtern has a population close to 16,000. Location Schlüchtern is located in the '' Be ...
* Brandenstein Castle, Schlüchtern * Schloss Birstein, Birstein * Isenburger Schloss,
Wächtersbach The town of Wächtersbach is part of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. In 1982, the town hosted the 22nd ''Hessentag'' state festival. Location Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig val ...
* Schloss Ramholz, Ramholz


Main-Taunus-Kreis

* Burg Eppstein,
Eppstein Eppstein is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. Eppstein lies west of Frankfurt am Main, around 12 km north east of the state capital Wiesbaden, and is at the edge of the Taunus mountains. The ruins of the Eppstein castle is ...


Odenwaldkreis

* Burg Breuberg,
Breuberg Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is 28 km east of Darmstadt and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg. Geography Location Breuberg lies in the northern Odenwald. Neighbouring communities Breuberg ...
* Burg Freienstein,
Beerfelden Beerfelden (pronunciation: ˈbeːɐˌfɛldən) was a town in the Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany, 28 km northeast of Heidelberg. On 1 January 2018 Beerfelden, Hesseneck, Rothenberg and Sensbachtal merged to create ...
* Burg Rodenstein, Fränkisch-Crumbach * Burg Schnellerts, Fränkisch-Crumbach * Wehrkirchhof Bad König,
Bad König Bad König () is a town and resort ('' Kurort'') in the central Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany, 29 km southeast of Darmstadt. Geography Neighbouring communities Bad König borders in the north on the communiti ...


Landkreis Offenbach

* Hayn Castle,
Dreieich Dreieich () is a town in the Offenbach district in the of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and is located roughly south of downtown Frankfurt am Main. With a population of more than 40,000 ...
* Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen * Schloss Schönborn,
Heusenstamm Heusenstamm () is a town of over 18,000 people in the Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Heusenstamm is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district. The town li ...
* Castle in the Hayn,
Obertshausen Obertshausen () is a town in the Offenbach district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in the state of Hesse, Germany. It has around 24,000 inhabitants. Geography Location Obertshausen is one of 13 towns and municipalities in the Offenba ...


Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

* Boosenburg, Rüdesheim * Brömserburg, Rüdesheim * ,
Eltville Eltville am Rhein (from ''Alta Villa'', Latin for "high estate, high town", corrupted to ''Eldeville'', ''Elfeld'' and later Eltville, ) is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It lies on ...
* Ehrenfels Castle, Rüdesheim * Stadtburg Eltville, Eltville * Haneck Castle, Lorch * Hattenheim Castle, Eltville * Hohenstein Castle, Bad Schwalbach *
Schloss Johannisberg Schloss Johannisberg is a castle and winery in the village of Johannisberg to the west of Wiesbaden, Hesse, in the Rheingau wine-growing region of Germany. It has been making wine for over 900 years. The winery is most noted for its claim to ...
, Geisenheim *
Idstein Castle Idstein Castle (german: Burg Idstein), later the Renaissance style ''Schloss Idstein'', is located in Idstein in the county of Rheingau-Taunus, Germany. The hill castle was the '' residenz'' of the counts of Nassau-Idstein. The castle's Witche ...
, Idstein * Lauksburg, Lorch * Nollig Castle, Lorch *
Schloss Reichartshausen ''Schloss'' (; pl. ''Schlösser''), formerly written ''Schloß'', is the German term for a building similar to a château, palace, or manor house. Related terms appear in several Germanic languages. In the Scandinavian languages, the cognate ...
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Oestrich-Winkel Oestrich-Winkel () is a town with roughly 12,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Oestrich-Winkel, which culturally belongs to the Rheingau region, lies o ...
* Schloss Reinhartshausen, Eltville * Rheinberg Castle, Lorch * Scharfenstein Castle,
Kiedrich Kiedrich is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Geography Kiedrich lies in the Rheingau on the south slope of the Taunus, approximately 2 km north from the town of Eltvil ...
* Schwarzenstein, Geisenheim * Turmburg,
Walluf Walluf is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. With 5,581 residents in its 6.74 square kilometer area, it is the most densely populated community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis. G ...
* Schloss Vollrads, Oestrich-Winkel * Waldeck Castle, Lorch * Wallrabenstein Castle,
Hünstetten Hünstetten is a municipality in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring communities Hünstetten borders in the north on the community of Hünfelden, in the northeast on the town of Bad ...


Wetteraukreis

* Büdingen Manor,
Büdingen Büdingen is a town in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is mainly known for its well-preserved, heavily fortified medieval town wall and half-timbered houses. Geography Location Büdingen is in the south of the Wetterau below the Vogels ...
* Friedberg Castle, Friedberg * Lindheim Castle, Altenstadt * Lißberg Castle, Ortenberg *
Münzenberg Castle Münzenberg Castle (German. ''Burg Münzenberg'') is a ruined hill castle in the town of the same name in the Wetteraukreis, Hesse, Germany. It dates from the 12th century. It is one of the best preserved castles from the High Middle Ages in Germ ...
, Münzenberg * Rockenberg Castle, Rockenberg * Vilbel Castle, Bad Vilbel


Landkreis Gießen

* Arnsburg Castle,
Lich In fantasy fiction, a lich (; from the Old English , meaning "corpse") is a type of undead creature. Various works of fantasy fiction, such as Clark Ashton Smith's " The Empire of the Necromancers" (1932), had used ''lich'' as a general term f ...
* Badenburg,
Gießen Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the district of Giessen and the administrative region of Giessen. The population is approximately 90,000, with roughly 37,000 univers ...
* Cleeberg Castle,
Langgöns Langgöns is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 10 km south of Gießen. Due to the town's convenient proximity to several former U.S. military bases; Ayers Kaserne, Giessen Army Depot, and Ray Barr ...
* Gleiberg Castle, Wettenberg * Altes Gronauer Schloss,
Lollar Lollar is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Lahn, 7 km north of Gießen Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the d ...
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Grüningen Castle Grüningen is a town and municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, notable for its well-preserved historic nucleus. History Grüningen is first mentioned in 1243 as ''apud Gruningin''. The village of Itzi ...
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Pohlheim Pohlheim () is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hessen, Germany. It is situated 6 km south of Gießen Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gies ...
* Altes Schloss, Gießen * Nordeck Castle, Allendorf (Lumda) * Staufenberg Castle, Staufenberg * Vetzberg Castle,
Biebertal Biebertal is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Gießen Giessen, spelled Gießen in German (), is a town in the German state (''Bundesland'') of Hesse, capital of both the distric ...
* Warnsberg Castle, Lich *
Neues Schloss The New Palace (german: Neues Schloss) is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Stuttgart and is one of the last large city palaces built in Southern Germany. The palace is located in the on the Schlossplatz in front of the Jubiläumssäule colum ...
, Gießen * Schloss der Fürsten zu Solms Hohensolms Lich, Lich


Lahn-Dill-Kreis

* Beilstein Castle, Greifenstein * Schloss Braunfels, Braunfels * Oberburg Driedorf,
Driedorf Driedorf is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Driedorf lies from 416 to 642 m above sea level on a tableland in the high Westerwald. Mademühlen Mademühlen has about 1,000 inhabitants and lies in the ...
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Greifenstein Castle Greifenstein Castle is a ruined castle in the municipality of Filisur of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is included on the register of the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance. History The cas ...
, Greifenstein * Schloss Herborn, Herborn * Hermannstein Castle,
Wetzlar Wetzlar () is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes). As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the un ...
* Hohensolms Castle, Hohenahr * Junkernschloss, Driedorf * Lichtenstein Castle, Greifenstein * Kalsmunt Castle, Wetzlar * Philippstein Castle, Braunfels * Tringenstein Castle,
Siegbach Siegbach is a municipality in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location The community of Siegbach lies in the Lahn-Dill Highland in the valley of its namesake brook, the Siegbach, which empties into the Aar to the south at B ...


Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

* Alte Burg (Elbtal Hessen),
Elbtal Elbtal is a municipality in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Elbtal lies on the Westerwald’s southern slope above the Lahn valley. Constituent communities Elbtal’s ''Ortsteile'' are Dorchheim (administrative s ...
* Burg Elkerhausen, Weinbach * Burg Ellar, Waldbrunn * Burg Freienfels, Weinbach * Schloss Hadamar, Hadamar * Burg Kirberg, Kirberg * Burg Laneburg, Löhnberg * Burg Limburg, Limburg a.d. Lahn, Limburg * Maienburg, Mengerskirchen * Schloss Mengerskirchen, Mengerskirchen * Burg Merenberg, Merenberg * Burg Neu-Elkerhausen, Runkel * Burg Runkel, Runkel * Burg Schadeck, Runkel * Burg Waldmannshausen, Elbtal * Schloss Weilburg, Weilburg


Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf

* Burg Amöneburg, Amöneburg * Schloss Biedenkopf, Biedenkopf * Burg Blankenstein (Gladenbach), Burg Blankenstein, Gladenbach * Burg Breidenbach, Breidenbach * Schloss Breidenstein, Biedenkopf * Burg Buchenau (Dautphetal), Burg Buchenau, Dautphetal * Burg Bürgeln, Cölbe * Burg (Caldern), Lahntal * Christenberg, Münchhausen (am Christenberg), Münchhausen * Burg Neu-Dernbach, Gladenbach * Burg Ebsdorf, Ebsdorfergrund * Burg Elnhausen, Marburg * Eselsburg, Lohra, Germany, Lohra * Burg Etzgerode, Neustadt (Hessen), Neustadt * Hof Fleckenbühl, Cölbe * Burg Forst, Neustadt * Burg Frauenberg (Ebsdorfergrund), Burg Frauenberg, Ebsdorfergrund * Schloss Fronhausen, Fronhausen * Burg Goßfelden, Lahntal * Burg Hohenfels (Allendorf), Burg Hohenfels, Dautphetal * Burg Hollende, Wetter (Hessen), Wetter * Hunburg (Betziesdorf), Kirchhain * Hunburg (Burgholz), Kirchhain * Burg Hundsbach, Rauschenberg * Burg Hundsgeweide, Amöneburg * Kassenburg, Marburg * Jagdschloss Katzenbach, Biedenkopf * Burg Kirchhain, Kirchhain * Burg Leiterstädt, Kirchhain * Lüneburg (Mellnau), Wetter * Marburger Schloss, Landgrafenschloss Marburg, Marburg * Burg Mellnau, Wetter * Burg Momberg, Neustadt * Burg Münchhausen (Stadtallendorf), Stadtallendorf * Burg Naumburg, Gladenbach * Nellenburg (Neustadt), Neustadt * Hof Netz, Kirchhain * Schloss Neustadt, Neustadt * Burg Niederasphe, Münchhausen * Burg Niederklein, Stadtallendorf * Burg Offenhausen, Lohra, Germany, Lohra * Burg Radenhausen, Amöneburg * Schloss Rauischholzhausen, Ebsdorfergrund * Burg Rauschenberg (Hessen), Burg Rauschenberg, Rauschenberg * Burg Rickelskopf, Weimar (Lahn), Weimar * Burgwüstung Röderburg, Ebsdorfergrund * Schloss Schönstadt, Cölbe * Burg Schweinsberg (Hessen), Stadtallendorf * Burg Stedebach, Weimar * Burg Trugelrode, Neustadt * Burg Waffensand, Stadtallendorf * Burg Weissenstein, Marburg * Wenigenburg (Amöneburg), Wenigenburg, Amöneburg


Vogelsbergkreis

* Schloss Eisenbach, Lauterbach (Hessen), Lauterbach * Burg Homberg, Homberg (Ohm), Homberg * Burg Lehrbach, Kirtorf * Burg Seeburg, Schlitz (Vogelsbergkreis), Schlitz * Burg Schmitthof, Kirtorf * Burgruine Wartenberg, Wartenberg (Hessen), Wartenberg * Schloss Romrod, Romrod


Kassel

* Löwenburg (Kassel), Löwenburg, Kassel * Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel


Landkreis Fulda

* Stadtschloss Fulda, Fulda * Schloss Fasanerie, Eichenzell * Eichenzeller (Renaissance) Schlösschen, Eichenzell * Schloss Buchenau, Eiterfeld * Buchenau Castle, Eiterfeld * Fürsteneck Castle, Eiterfeld * Bieberstein Palace, Hesse, Hofbieber * Gelbes Schloss, Tann, Hesse, Tann * Barockschloss, Gersfeld * Schlossanlage mit Herrenhaus, Burghaun * Haselstein Castle, Nüsttal * Wartenberg Castle, Bad Salzschlirf * Auersberg Castle, Hilders * Ebersburg Castle, Ebersburg * Eberstein Castle (Hilders), Hilders * Milseburg Castle, Rhön * Rabenstein Castle (Rhön), Rabenstein Castle, Rhön * Wüstung Moordorf, Rhön * Schwedenschanze, Rhön


Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg

* Burgruine Altwehrda, Wehrda (Haunetal), Wehrda * Blumenstein (Wildeck), Schloss Blumenstein und Burg Wildeck, Wildeck * Burgruine Dreienburg, above Friedewald (Hessen), Friedewald-Lautenhausen * Schloss Eichhof, Bad Hersfeld * Wasserburg Friedewald, Friedewald (Hessen), Friedewald * Burg Hauneck, Haunetal * Burg Herzberg, Breitenbach am Herzberg, Breitenbach a. Herzberg * Hermann-Lietz-Schule Schloss Hohenwehrda, Schloss Hohenwehrda, Wehrda * Burg Landeck (Rhön), Burgruine Landeck, Schenklengsfeld * Schloss Ludwigseck, Ludwigsau * Burgruine Milnrode, above Bad Hersfeld-Bad Hersfeld-Asbach, Asbach * Burg Neuenstein, Neuenstein (Hessen), Neuenstein * Schloss Philippsthal, Philippsthal (Werra), Philippsthal * Schloss Rotenburg, Rotenburg a.d. Fulda * Sinzigburg, Haunetal-Rhina, Hesse, Rhina * Tannenberg (Nentershausen), Burg Tannenberg, Nentershausen (Hessen), Nentershausen


Landkreis Kassel

* Burgruine Falkenberg, Zierenberg * Burg Falkenstein (Niedenstein), Burgruine Falkenstein, between Bad Emstal and Niedenstein * Burg Grebenstein, Grebenstein * Burgruine Igelsburg, Habichtswald (Gemeinde), Habichtswald * Krukenburg, Bad Karlshafen * Burgruine Landsberg, Wolfhagen * Burgruine Malsburg, Zierenberg * Schloss Riede, Bad Emstal * Burgruine Rodersen, Wolfhagen * Sababurg, Hofgeismar * Burgruine Schartenberg, Zierenberg * Schauenburg (Schauenburg), Burgruine Schauenburg, Schauenburg * Burg Trendelburg, Trendelburg * Weidelsburg, Wolfhagen * Schloss Wilhelmsthal, Calden * Wasserschloss Wülmersen, Trendelburg


Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

* Altenburg (Felsberg), Altenburg, Felsberg (Hessen), Felsberg-Altenburg * Altenburg (Niedenstein), Altenburg, Niedenstein * Ruine Falkenberg (Wabern), Burg Falkenberg, Wabern (Hessen), Wabern * Felsburg (Hessen), Felsburg, Felsberg (Hessen), Felsberg * Schloss Garvensburg, Fritzlar-Züschen, Fritzlar, Züschen * Kalbsburg, Großenenglis * Schloss Hausen (Oberaula), Schloss Hausen, Oberaula-Hausen * Kloster Haydau, Schloss Haydau, Morschen-Altmorschen * Burg Heiligenberg, Felsberg * Hohenburg (Homberg), Hohenburg, Homberg (Efze) * Burg Jesberg, Jesberg * Burgruine Löwenstein (Hessen), Burg Löwenstein, Bad Zwesten-Schiffelborn * Burg Niederurff, Bad Zwesten-Niederurff * Obernburg (Gudensberg), Obernburg, Gudensberg * Jagdschloss Oberurff, Bad Zwesten-Oberurff * Burg Schönstein, Gilserberg * Schloss Spangenberg, Spangenberg * Burgruine Wallenstein, Knüllwald * Jagd- und Lustschloss Wabern, Schloss Wabern, Wabern (Hessen), Wabern * Wenigenburg (Gudensberg), Wenigenburg, Gudensberg * Schloss Ziegenhain, Schwalmstadt-Ziegenhain


Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

* Arolsen Castle, Schloss Arolsen, Bad Arolsen * Auer Wasserburg, Burg Aue, Wanfried * Burg am Backofen (Schmittlotheim), Burg am Backofen, Vöhl-Schmittlotheim * Burgruine Bringhausen, Edertal-Bringhausen * Burgruine Eisenberg, Korbach * Schloss Friedrichstein (Bad Wildungen), Schloss Friedrichstein, Bad Wildungen * Burg Hessenstein, Vöhl * Itterburg, Vöhl * Kellerburg, Battenberg (Eder), Battenberg * Keseburg, Vöhl * Kugelsburg, Volkmarsen * Burg Lichtenfels, Lichtenfels (Hessen), Lichtenfels * Schloss Reckenberg, Lichtenfels * Schloss Waldeck, Waldeck, Hesse, Waldeck


Werra-Meißner-Kreis

* Aue Castle, Wanfried * Schloss Berlepsch, Witzenhausen * Bilstein Castle (Hesse), Bilstein Castle, Eschwege * Boyneburg, Sontra * Brandenfels Castle, Herleshausen * Landgrafenschloss Eschwege, Eschwege * Fürstenstein Castle, Eschwege * Gelsterburg, Großalmerode * Ludwigstein Castle, Witzenhausen * Schloss Rothestein, Bad Sooden-Allendorf * Schwebda Castle, Meinhard * Schloss Willershausen, Herleshausen * Schloss Wolfsbrunnen, Eschwege * Ziegenberg Castle, Witzenhausen


See also

* List of castles * List of castles in Germany


Further reading

* Rudolf Knappe: ''Mittelalterliche Burgen in Hessen : 800 Burgen, Burgruinen und Burgstätten.'' 2. Aufl. Wartberg-Verlag. Gudensberg-Gleichen 1995.


External links

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