Numerous castles are found in the

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state of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events and the domains of famous personalities; and many still are imposing edifices to this day. This list encompasses buildings variously described in German as ''Burg'' (

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

), ''Festung'' ( fort/

fortress 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'' ...

), ''

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 ...

'' (

manor house A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals w ...

palace A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

or hunting lodge) and ''Palais''/''Palast'' (

). 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 a ...

were built as, or converted to, royal or ducal palaces rather than fortified buildings.

Landkreis Ahrweiler Ahrweiler () is a district in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Euskirchen (district), Euskirchen, Rhein-Sieg and the city of Bonn in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, a ...

Are Castle Are Castle (pronounced "Ahr-er", german: Burg Are) is the ruin of a hill castle that stands at a height of above the village of Altenahr in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built around 1100 by Count Dietrich I of Are and is first ...

Altenahr Altenahr () is a municipality in the Ahrweiler (district), district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative centre for the Verbandsgemeinde Altenahr, eponymous collective municipality, to which it belongs. Altenahr ...

# Ahrenthal Palace, Sinzig # Alkburg,

Brohl-Lützing Brohl-Lützing is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...

# Brohleck Manor,

# Burgbrohl Manor,

Burgbrohl Burgbrohl is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. People * Felix Genn Felix Genn (born 6 March 1950) is a German bishop of the Catholic Church who is currently the Bishop of Münster. Previously, he ...

# Landskron Castle,

Bad Neuenahr Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the ...

Marienfels Castle Marienfels is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country i ...

, Remagen #

Neuenahr Castle Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler () is a spa town in the German Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate that serves as the capital of the Ahrweiler district. The A61 motorway connects the town with cities like Cologne and Mainz. Formed by the merging of the ...

Nürburg Castle The Nürburg is a ruined hilltop castle in the German Eifel Mountains near the village of Nürburg south of Adenau in the district of Ahrweiler in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It stands within the famous North Loop, or Nordschleife, of the N ...

Nürburg Nürburg () is a town in the Germany, German district of Ahrweiler (district), Ahrweiler, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is also the name of the local castle, Nürburg Castle, which was built in the High Middle Ages. The name is derived ...

# Olbrück Castle,

Niederzissen Niederzissen is a municipality in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...

Rheineck Castle Bad Breisig () is a town in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the Rhine, approx. 15 km south-east of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler. Bad Breisig is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective m ...

, Bad Breisig # Saffenburg, Mayschoss # Schweppenburg,

Landkreis Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

# Freusburg, Kirchen (Sieg) # Schloss Friedewald,

Friedewald (Westerwald) Friedewald is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. References

Altenkirchen (district) {{Altenkirchen-geo-stub ...

Landkreis Alzey-Worms Alzey-Worms () is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the district Groß-Gerau (Hesse), the city of Worms and the districts of Bad Dürkheim, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Kreuznach and Mainz-Bingen ...

# Alzeyer Schloss,

Alzey Alzey () is a ''Verband''-free town – one belonging to no ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fifth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, Germany, Worms, Ingelheim am Rhein ...

# Abenheim Castle, Abenheim

Landkreis Bad Dürkheim

Battenberg Castle Battenberg Castle (german: Burg Battenberg) is a castle ruin near Battenberg in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Location The castle stands on a foothill of the Haardt range of sandstone hills which ri ...

Battenberg (Palatinate) Battenberg (officially Battenberg (Pfalz)) is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location ...

Elmstein Castle Elmstein Castle (german: Burg Elmstein) is a castle ruin built in the High Middle Ages overlooking Elmstein in the Palatinate Forest in the Germany, German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built in the 12th century. Location The ruins are ...

, Elmstein #

Neuleiningen Castle Neuleiningen Castle is a ruin on the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany in the municipality of Neuleiningen in the Bad Dürkheim district. It was built in 1238-41 by Count Frederick III of L ...

Neuleiningen Neuleiningen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location On a foothill near the northe ...

Altleiningen Castle Altleiningen is a castle in the Palatinate Forest in Germany. It lies in the parish of Altleiningen in the county of Bad Dürkheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location Whilst the parish of Altleiningen lies at 300 metr ...

Altleiningen Altleiningen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies at an e ...

# Bischöfliches Schloss,

Dirmstein Dirmstein ( pfl, Dermschdää) is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With its roughly 3,000 inhabitants, ...

Breitenstein Castle The ruins of Breitenstein Castle (german: Burg Breitenstein) stand on a crag, high, on the northern side of the Speyerbach valley in the Palatine Forest in Germany. The castles is east of the village of Elmstein in the county of Bad Dürkheim i ...

Esthal Esthal is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies on a plateau ...

# Deidesheim Castle,

Deidesheim Deidesheim ( pfl, Daisem) is a town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with some 3,700 inhabitants. The town lies in the northwest of the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration and since 1973 it has been the seat of the ''V ...

# Emichsburg,

Bockenheim an der Weinstraße Bockenheim an der Weinstraße (or ''Bockenheim an der Weinstrasse'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim (district), B ...

Erfenstein Castle Erfenstein Castle (german: Burg Erfenstein) is a medieval spur castle in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the Palatine Forest above the Elmstein Valley at in the vicinity of the hamlet of Erfenstein in the municipality ...

# Hardenburg, Bad Dürkheim # Heidenlöcher ( Fliehburg),

# Heidenmauer, Bad Dürkheim # Kehrdichannichts hunting lodge, Bad Dürkheim # Koeth-Wanscheidsches Schloss,

# Lichtenstein Castle,

Neidenfels Neidenfels is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality, a papermaki ...

# Murrmirnichtviel hunting lodge, Bad Dürkheim # Neidenfels Castle,

Schloss Neuburg ''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 ...

, Obrigheim (Palatinate) # Nonnenfels,

Isenach The Isenach is a left tributary of the Rhine in the northeastern Palatine region of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is nearly long. Course The Isenach rises in the northern Palatinate Forest, southwest of Carlsberg Hertlingshausen. Its source in ...

tal # Quadtsches Schloss,

# Schaudichnichtum hunting lodge, Bad Dürkheim # Sturmfedersches Schloss,

# Wachtenburg,

Wachenheim an der Weinstraße Wachenheim an der Weinstraße (formerly called ''Wachenheim im Speyergau'') is a small town in the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, roughly 1 km south of Bad Dürkheim and 20 km west of Ludwigshafen. It is known ...

# Weilach House, Bad Dürkheim

Landkreis Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Rhein-Hunsrück, Mainz-Bingen, Alzey-Worms, Donnersbergkreis, Kusel and Birkenfeld. History The region is full of ...

# Altenbaumburg, Altenbamberg # Argenschwang Castle,

Argenschwang Argenschwang is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach (district), Bad Kreuznach Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland- ...

# Dalberg Castle,

Dalberg Dalberg is the name of an ancient and distinguished German noble family, derived from the hamlet and castle (now in ruins) of Dalberg or Dalburg, near Kreuznach in Rhineland-Palatinate. History In the 14th century, the original house of Dalber ...

# Schloss Dhaun,

Hochstetten-Dhaun Hochstetten-Dhaun is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner ...

# Ebernburg,

Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg is a spa town of about 4,000 inhabitants (as of 2004) in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Since 1 July 2014, it is part of the town Bad Kreuznach. It was the seat of the former like-na ...

# Gollenfels Castle, Stromberg # Gutenburg, Gutenberg # Kauzenburg,

Bad Kreuznach Bad Kreuznach () is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a spa town, most well known for its medieval bridge dating from around 1300, the Alte Nahebrücke, which is one of the few remaining bridges in th ...

Kyrburg Kirn is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land. Kirn is a middle centre serving an area on the Nahe and in the Hunsrück. Geography Location Kirn lies in a la ...

Kirn Kirn is a town in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Land. Kirn is a middle centre serving an area on the Nahe and in the Hunsrück. Geography Location Kirn lies in a la ...

# Montfort Castle,

Duchroth Duchroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rüdesheim, wh ...

Naumburg Castle Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018. ...

, Bärenbach # Neu-Baumburg,

Neu-Bamberg Neu-Bamberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Bad Kreuzn ...

# Pfarrköpfchen Castle, Stromberg #

Rheingrafenstein Castle Rheingrafenstein Castle is a castle on a Porphyry (geology), porphyry rock formation, the Rheingrafenstein, known as ''Huhinstein'' a thousand years, on the river Nahe (Rhine), Nahe, opposite Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg in the district Bad Kr ...

# Schloss Rheingrafenstein,

# Schloßböckelheim Castle, Schloßböckelheim #

Schmidtburg The Schmidtburg is a ruined hill castle next to Schneppenbach ( Hunsrück) in Germany. The castle was built up in 926, and was destroyed during the War of the Grand Alliance The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Gran ...

Schneppenbach Schneppenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Kirner Lan ...

Sponheim Castle {{Infobox building , name = Sponheim Castle , native_name = ''Burg Sponheim'' , image = File:Ruine der Burg Sponheim bei Kreuznach (inproved) JC Scheuren.JPG , caption = J. C. Scheuren, Ruins of Sponheim Cast ...

Burgsponheim Burgsponheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bad Kreuznach district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rüdesheim, ...

# Stromburg, Stromberg # Treuenfels, Altenbamberg

Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich Bernkastel-Wittlich (German: ''Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich'') is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Vulkaneifel, Cochem-Zell, Rhein-Hunsrück, Birkenfeld, Trier-Saarburg ...

# Baldenau Castle,

Morbach Morbach is a municipality that belongs to no ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also a state-recognized climatic resort (''Luftkurort''). G ...

# Schloss Bergfeld,

Eisenschmitt Eisenschmitt is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Eisenschmitt lies on ...

# Landshut Castle, Bernkastel-Kues #

Grevenburg Grevenburg was a castle in Traben-Trarbach in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It was the residence of the Rear County of Sponheim and today is a ruin following its destruction by the French in 1734. History The castle was ...

, Traben-Trarbach #

Castles of Manderscheid Near the Eifel town of Manderscheid are the ruins of two castles, the castles of Manderschied, whose history and location reflect the mediaeval conflict of interest between the Electorate of Trier and the Duchy of Luxembourg. Oberburg The Ob ...

(Oberburg and Niederburg), Manderscheid # Mont Royal Fortress, Traben-Trarbach #

Schloss Veldenz Schloss Veldenz in the Hunsrück upland, on a steep vale draining into the Mosel is a castle ruin about southeast of the village of Veldenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The site is in the district of Bernkastel-W ...

, Veldenz #

Schloss Lieser Schloss Lieser (Castle of Lieser) in the Mosel valley nearby Bernkastel-Kues is one of the most striking buildings within the village of Lieser, Germany. The building currently houses a 49-room Autograph Hotel, called Schloss Lieser, Autograp ...

, Lieser # Hunolstein Castle,

# Starkenburg, Starkenburg (Mosel) #

Schloss Philippsfreude Schloss Philippsfreude (german: Schloss Philippsfreude ) was a rococo Schloss in Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It served as a hunting lodge and summer palace for the Prince-Electors of Trier. It was destroyed by French revolution ...

Wittlich The town of Wittlich (; Moselle Franconian: ''Wittlech'') is the seat of the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its historic town centre and the beauty of the surrounding countryside make the town a centre for tourism in ...

Landkreis Birkenfeld Birkenfeld () is a district (''Landkreis'') in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its seat is the town of Birkenfeld. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Sankt Wendel (Saarland), Trier-Saarburg, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhein ...

# Bosselstein Castle, Idar-Oberstein # Schloss Oberstein, Idar-Oberstein # Schloss Birkenfeld,

Birkenfeld Birkenfeld () is a town and the district seat of the Birkenfeld district in southwest Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is also the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde''. The town itself has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Geography ...

# Frauenburg Castle, Frauenberg

Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm

# Bollendorf Castle,

Bollendorf Bollendorf is a German municipality in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, located on the left bank of the Sauer river, opposite the Luxembourgish town of Bollendorf-Pont Bollendorf-Pont (, ) is a village in the commune of Berdorf, in easte ...

Dasburg Dasburg is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Before the French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping ...

Dudeldorf Castle Dudeldorf Castle (german: Burg Dudeldorf) is the most important monument in the parish of Dudeldorf in the district of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is in the northwest corner of the former village walls of ...

Dudeldorf Dudeldorf is a village municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located about 10 km (6 miles) east of Bitburg, 42 km (26 miles) north of Trier, and 32 km (20 miles) east of the Luxembourg ...

# Burg Falkenstein,

Waldhof-Falkenstein Waldhof-Falkenstein is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous co ...

Schloss Holsthum Schloss Holsthum, also called ''Herrenhaus Laeis'', is a manor house in the municipality of Holsthum in the county of Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a cultural monument and listed building. The presen ...

Holsthum Holsthum is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Sights * Roman villa * Schloss Holsthum * St. Rochus Chapel * Old glassworks * Military cemetery A war grave is a burial place for mem ...

Kyllburg Kyllburg () is a town in the Waldeifel region in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Eifel mountains, on the river Kyll, approx. 10 km north-east of Bitburg. Kyllburg was the seat of the for ...

# Schloss Malberg, Malberg #

Neuerburg Neuerburg ( lb, Neierbuerg) is a city in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Eifel, near the border with Luxembourg, approx. 20 km north-west of Bitburg and 20 km north-east of Dieki ...

Prümerburg The Prümerburg is a ruined hill castle on a roughly 30-metre-high lias-sandstone rock on the upper edge of the valley of the Prüm in the municipality of Prümzurlay in the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...

Prümzurlay Prümzurlay is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. In 1960, the first bungalow holiday village in Germany was built near the ruins of the Prümerburg and is now named after the castle. Si ...

# Rittersdorf Castle, Rittersdorf #

Schönecken Castle Schönecken Castle (german: Burg Schönecken) is a ruined hill castle at above the village of Schönecken in the Nims valley in the West Eifel mountains. It lies within the county of Bitburg-Prüm in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Th ...

Schönecken Schönecken is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

# Seinsfeld Castle, Seinsfeld # Schloss Weilerbach,

Landkreis Cochem-Zell

Arras Castle Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of t ...

, Alf #

Cochem Castle Cochem is the seat of and the biggest town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With just over 5,000 inhabitants, Cochem falls just behind Kusel, in the Kusel district, as Germany's second smallest district seat. Since 7 J ...

, Cochem # Coraidelstein Castle,

Klotten Klotten is a winemaking centre and an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeind ...

# Metternich Castle, Beilstein # Pyrmont Castle, Roes # Treis Castle, Treis-Karden # Ulmener Burgen,

Ulmen Ulmen is a town in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – a kind of collective municipality – to which it also belongs. Geography Location The town lies in the Eife ...

# Wildburg, Treis-Karden # Winneburg, Cochem

Donnersbergkreis

# Altenbolanden Castle, Bolanden # Burg Falkenstein,

Falkenstein Falkenstein or Falckenstein ("falcons' stone" in German) may refer to: Places Austria * Falkenstein, Lower Austria, a market town in the district of Mistelbach Germany * Falkenstein, Bavaria, a market town in the district of Cham * Falkenst ...

# Burg Frauenstein,

Ruppertsecken Ruppertsecken is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

# Burg Hohenfels,

Imsbach Imsbach is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Donnersbergkreis {{Donnersbergkreis-geo-stub ...

# Celtic rampart on the Donnersberg,

Dannenfels Dannenfels is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe a ...

# Kesselburg, Jakobsweiler # Schloss Kirchheimbolanden,

Kirchheimbolanden Kirchheimbolanden (), the capital of Donnersbergkreis, is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, south-western Germany. It is situated approximately 25 km west of Worms, and 30 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. The first part of the name, ''Kir ...

Landsberg Castle Landsberg Castle may refer to: * Landsberg Castle (Alsace), France * Landsberg Castle (Palatinate), a ruined castle near Obermoschel, Germany * Landsberg Castle, a ruined castle in Landsberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany See also * Lanšperk Castle, in ...

Obermoschel Obermoschel is a town and municipality in the district Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With around 1,000 residents, it is the smallest town in the Palatinate (''Pfalz''). It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective munic ...

# Burg Löwenstein,

Niedermoschel Niedermoschel is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

# Neu-Bolanden Castle, Bolanden # Randeck Castle,

Mannweiler-Cölln Mannweiler-Cölln is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in E ...

Ruppertsecken Castle Ruppertsecken is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

# Stauf Castle, Eisenberg (Palatinate) # Tannenfels Castle, Dannenfels # Wildenstein Castle,

# Biedesheim Castle, Biedesheim #

Eisenberg Castle Eisenberg Castle may refer to: * Eisenberg Castle, Bavaria, a ruined castle in Bavaria * Eisenberg Castle, Korbach Eisenberg Castle (German: ''Burg Eisenberg'') is a ruin near the German town of Korbach in Hesse. The castle was founded in the 14 ...

Eisenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate Eisenberg is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the north-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 20 km south-west of Worms. Eisenberg is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde A ...

# Gaugrehweiler Castle,

Gaugrehweiler Gaugrehweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

# Gehrweiler Castle, Burg Gehrweiler # Ilbesheim Castle, Ilbesheim # Schloss Imsweiler (Flörsheimer Schloss),

Imsweiler Imsweiler is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...

# Ruhenburg, Rockenhausen # Stolzenburg, Bayerfeld-Steckweiler # Wartenberg Castle,

Wartenberg-Rohrbach Wartenberg-Rohrbach is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

Landkreis Germersheim Germersheim () is a district in the south-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Südliche Weinstraße, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, the district Karlsruhe as well as the district-free city of Karlsruhe, and ...

# Jagdschloss Friedrichsbühl,

Bellheim Bellheim is a municipality in the district of Germersheim in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is situated west of the Rhine, approx. 13 km east of Landau and 15 km northwest of the city of Karlsruhe. It is home to the Bel ...

# Germersheim Fortress,

Germersheim Germersheim () is a town in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, of around 20,000 inhabitants. It is also the seat of the Germersheim (district), Germersheim district. The neighboring towns and cities are Speyer, Landau, Philippsburg, Karlsru ...

# Schloss Germersheim,

# Schloss Jockgrim, Jockgrim #

Schloss Weingarten ''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 cogn ...

, Weingarten (Palatinate)

Landkreis Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern is a district (''Kreis'') in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Kusel, Saarpfalz-Kreis, Donnersbergkreis, Bad Dürkheim and Südwestpfalz. The city of Kaiserslautern is almost ...

# Alsenborn Castle,

Enkenbach-Alsenborn Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the northern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is also ...

# Diemerstein Castle,

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ex ...

Frankenstein Castle Frankenstein Castle (german: Burg Frankenstein) is a hilltop castle in the Odenwald overlooking the city of Darmstadt in Germany. This castle may have been an inspiration for Mary Shelley when she wrote her 1818 Gothic novel ''Frankenstein; o ...

# Nanstein Castle,

Landstuhl Landstuhl () is a town in the Kaiserslautern district of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is the seat of ''Verbandsgemeinde Landstuhl'', a kind of "collective municipality." Landstuhl is situated on the north-west edge of the Palatinate F ...

# Perlenberg Castle, Bann # Schloss Hemsbach,

Neuhemsbach Neuhemsbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Known People * Birthplace of Karl Bischoff Karl Bischoff (9 August 1897 – 2 October 1950) was a German architect, engineer and SS- ...

# Trippstadt House,

Trippstadt Trippstadt is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country i ...

# Wilenstein Castle,

# Dieboldsburg,

Otterbach Otterbach is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Otterbach was the seat of the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Otterbach, which merged into the new ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Ot ...

Schloss Fischbach Fischbach Castle (Luxembourgish: ''Schlass Fëschbech'', French: ''Château de Fischbach'', German: ''Schloss Fischbach'') is a castle in Luxembourg. It is situated near the town of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg. History Fischbach has the l ...

, Fischbach (bei Kaiserslautern) # Flörsheim Castle,

# Glasburg, Fischbach (bei Kaiserslautern) # Schloss Neuhemsbach,

# Otterbach Castle,

# Otterburg, Otterberg # Schallodenbach Castle,

Schallodenbach Schallodenbach is municipality in the district Kaiserslautern of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Location Schallodenbach is situated approximately 13 km north of Kaiserslautern. Schallodenbach is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Otterbach-Otterbe ...

# Schloss Schernau,

# Sterrenberg Castle,

# Stolzenburg,

Stelzenberg Stelzenberg is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...

# Schloss Weilerbach, Weilerbach

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfur ...

# Beilstein Castle # Hohenecken Castle # Kaiserpfalz (featured in " Legend of the Pike in the Imperial Fishpond")

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

# Old Castle # Feste Kaiser Alexander # Feste Kaiser Franz # Festung Ehrenbreitstein # Koblenz Fortress # Fort Asterstein #

Fort Großfürst Konstantin Fort Constantin or Fort Grand Duke Constantine (german: Fort Großfürst Konstantin, Fort Konstantin) is a historical fortress in Koblenz- Karthause district of Koblenz, Germany, built in 1827/1828. It was part of the Prussian fortress system of ...

# Electoral Palace # Neuendorfer Flesche # Schloss Philippsburg #

Schloss Stolzenfels Stolzenfels Castle (german: Schloss Stolzenfels) is a former medieval fortress castle ("Burg") turned into a palace, near Koblenz on the left bank of the Rhine, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Stolzenfels was a ruined 13th-century ...

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

# Schloss Schönbornslust

Landkreis Kusel

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...

, Wolfstein # Schloss Aschbacherhof, Aschbach # Deinsberg Castle, Theisbergstegen #

Grumbach Castle Grumbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Lauterecken-Wolfstein. ...

, Grumbach #

Heidenburg Heidenburg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location The municipality lies in ...

, Oberstaufenbach #

Kreimbach-Kaulbach Kreimbach-Kaulbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wolf ...

# Schloss Herschweiler-Pettersheim,

Herschweiler-Pettersheim Herschweiler-Pettersheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Oberes ...

# Ingweiler Castle,

Reipoltskirchen Reipoltskirchen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-W ...

# Kübelberg Castle, Schönenberg-Kübelberg # Schloss Lauterecken, Lauterecken # Lichtenberg Castle, Thallichtenberg # Liebsthal Castle, Quirnbach/Pfalz # Medard Castle,

Medard Medard () is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a Municipalities of Germany, municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel (district), Kusel Districts of Germany, district in Rhineland-Palatinate, German ...

# Michelsburg,

Haschbach am Remigiusberg Haschbach am Remigiusberg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Kusel- ...

# Münchweiler Castle, Glan-Münchweiler #

Naumburg Naumburg () is a town in (and the administrative capital of) the district Burgenlandkreis, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany. It has a population of around 33,000. The Naumburg Cathedral became a UNES ...

Ginsweiler Ginsweiler is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wolfstein. ...

# New Wolfstein Castle, Wolfstein # Odenbach Castle, Odenbach # Old Wolfstein Castle, Wolfstein # Schloss Pettersheim,

# Schloss Quirnbach, Quirnbach/Pfalz #

Reipoltskirchen Castle Reipoltskirchen Castle (german: Wasserburg Reipoltskirchen) is a water castle in the parish of Reipoltskirchen in the county of Kusel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is one of the best preserved water castles in the Palatinate reg ...

# Schloss Schönbornerhof, Homberg #

Sprengelburg The Sprengelburg (or Springeburg) is a ruined hill castle in the county of Landkreis Kusel, Kusel in Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies between the villages of Eßweiler and Oberweiler im Tal on the L 372 state road. In 1983 the ruins were declared a he ...

Eßweiler Eßweiler (, with a short E; also ''Essweiler'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verba ...

Oberweiler im Tal Oberweiler im Tal is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Kusel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lauterecken-Wol ...

# Wadenau Castle, Thallichtenberg

Landau in der Pfalz Landau ( pfl, Landach), officially Landau in der Pfalz, is an autonomous (''kreisfrei'') town surrounded by the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Route") district of southern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a university town (since 1990 ...

# Fortanlagen # Schloss Landau # Schloss Arzheim # Godramstein Castle # Bundesfestung Landau # Queichheim Castle

Ludwigshafen am Rhein Ludwigshafen, officially Ludwigshafen am Rhein (; meaning " Ludwig's Port upon Rhine"), is a city in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on the river Rhine, opposite Mannheim. With Mannheim, Heidelberg, and the surrounding region, it form ...

# Mannheimer Rheinschanze

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

# Mainz Fortress # Kurfürstliches Schloss Mainz # Martinsburg # Mainz Citadel #

Lustschloss Favorite In Renaissance and Early Modern German architecture, a ''Lustschloss'' (french: maison de plaisance, both equating in English to "pleasure castle/house") is a small country house or palace which served the private pleasure of its owner, usuall ...

Landkreis Mainz-Bingen Mainz-Bingen is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rheingau-Taunus, the district-free cities Wiesbaden and Mainz, the districts Groß-Gerau, Alzey-Worms, Bad Kreuzna ...

# Fürstenberg Castle,

Oberdiebach Oberdiebach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Oberdiebach lies between Koblenz ...

# Heimburg,

Niederheimbach Niederheimbach () is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The winegrowing centre belongs to the ''Verbands ...

# Kaiserpfalz, Ingelheim # Klopp Castle, Bingen # Landskron Castle,

Oppenheim Oppenheim () is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The town is a well-known wine center, being the home of the German Winegrowing Museum, and is particularly known for the wines from the Oppenheimer Krötenbru ...

# Mouse Tower, Bingen # Reichenstein Castle,

Trechtingshausen Trechtingshausen (formerly also ''Trechtlingshausen'') is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The winegro ...

Rheinstein Castle Rheinstein Castle (german: Burg Rheinstein) is a castle near the town of Trechtingshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History The castle was constructed in about 1316/1317. Rheinstein Castle was important for its strategic location. By ...

(formerly also known as ''Vaitzburg'' or ''Voitsberg''),

# Schwabsburg Castle, Nierstein # Sooneck Castle,

# Stadeck Castle,

Stadecken-Elsheim Stadecken-Elsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Stadecken-Elsheim lies just u ...

Stahlberg Castle Stahlberg is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe a ...

Bacharach Bacharach (, also known as ''Bacharach am Rhein'') is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Rhein-Nahe, whose seat is in Bingen am Rhein, although that town is not withi ...

Stahleck Castle Stahleck Castle () is a 12th-century fortified castle in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley at Bacharach in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stands on a crag approximately above sea level and the Four Valley Region, which consisted of the settlement ...

# Windeck Castle,

Heidesheim Heidesheim am Rhein is an ''Ortsbezirk'' (borough) of the town Ingelheim am Rhein in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Before July 2019, it was a separate municipality belonging to the former ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (a kind ...

# Schloss Waldthausen,

Budenheim Budenheim is a municipality in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Unlike other municipalities in Mainz-Bingen, it does not belong to any ''Verbandsgemeinde''. Geography Location The Municipality of Budenheim is the o ...

# Trutzbingen,

Münster-Sarmsheim Münster-Sarmsheim is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Location Münster-Sarmsheim lies betw ...

Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz

# Schloss Bassenheim,

Bassenheim Bassenheim is a municipality in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Weißenthurm. It is situated away from Koblenz. The municipal council consists of 20 peop ...

# Bischofstein Castle,

Münstermaifeld Münstermaifeld () is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") of Maifeld. It is situated south-east of Mayen, a few kilometres from the Moselle riv ...

Schloss Bürresheim ''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 ...

, St. Johann # Ehrenburg,

Brodenbach Brodenbach is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

Eltz Castle Eltz Castle (german: Burg Eltz) is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century. Eltz Castle along with B� ...

, Wierschem #

Genovevaburg Genovevaburg is a castle standing on the southwestern side of Mayen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is the symbol of Mayen and has been rebuilt several times since first being destroyed in 1689. Its name comes from a leg ...

, Mayen #

Goloring The Goloring is an ancient earthworks monument located near Koblenz, Germany. It was created in the Bronze Age era, which dates back to the Urnfield culture (1200–800 BCE.). During this time a widespread solar cult is believed to have existed i ...

Kobern-Gondorf Kobern-Gondorf is a municipality in the Mayen-Koblenz, district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Rhein-Mosel. Above the village are the two castles of Niederburg, Kobern, Nieder ...

# Schloss Gondorf,

# Krayer Hof, Andernach # Stadtburg Andernach, Andernach # Laach Castle,

Kruft Kruft is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. It is home to Laach Castle, a ''burgstall'' and former spur castle by the Laacher See Laacher See (), also known as Lake Laach or Laach Lake ...

# Schloss Liebig,

# Löwenburg, Monreal #

Namedy Castle Namedy Castle (or Burg Namedy) is located in the Rhine valley, close to the village of Namedy in Andernach, Germany. Late gothic, moated castle (middle of the 14th century) originally belonging to the Husmann Knights of Andernach. Since 1909 in ...

, Andernach #

Niederburg Niederburg is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Hunsrü ...

# Oberburg,

Philippsburg Philippsburg () is a town in the district of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. History Before 1632, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim". The city was a possession of the Bishop of Speyer from 1371–1718. The town is named after ...

, Monreal # Sayn Castle, Bendorf #

Schloss Sayn ''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 ...

, Bendorf #

Thurant Castle The ruins of the Thurant Castle (german: Burg Thurant, also ''Thurandt'' or ''Thurand'') stand on a wide slate hill spur above the villages of Alken on the Moselle in Germany. The castle is in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinat ...

, Alken #

Trutzeltz Castle The ruins of Trutzeltz Castle (german: Burg Trutzeltz), also known as ''Balduineltz'', ''Baldeneltz'' or ''Neueltz'', are the remains of a hill castle in the valley of the Elz in the parish of Wierschem near the town of Münstermaifeld. It was bu ...

, Wierschem #

Virneburg Virneburg is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Virneburg Castle is located in the village. Geography Virneburg is a municipality in the Vulkaneifel. Next towns are Mayen in the East and Ad ...

Wernerseck Castle Wernerseck Castle (german: Burg Wernerseck), also called the ''Kelterhausburg'', is a late medieval hill castle in the municipality of Ochtendung in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It owes its name to its fo ...

Ochtendung Ochtendung is a municipality in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Geography Ochtendung lies between the A 48 and A 61 motorways and has designated junctions from both. The village lies on the Nette and ...

Neustadt an der Weinstraße Neustadt an der Weinstraße (, formerly known as ; lb, Neustadt op der Wäistrooss ; pfl, Naischdadt) is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With 53,300 inhabitants , it is the largest town called ''Neustadt''. Geography Location T ...

Hambach Castle Hambach Castle (german: Hambacher Schloss) is a castle near the urban district Hambach of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is considered a symbol of the German democracy movement because of the Hambacher Fest which ...

Wolfsburg Castle The Wolfsburg is medieval lowland and water castle in North Germany that was first mentioned in the records in 1302, but has since been turned into a Renaissance ''schloss'' or palace. It is located in eastern Lower Saxony in the town of Wolfsbur ...

Landkreis Neuwied Neuwied () is a Districts of Germany, district (''Kreis'') in the north of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Rhein-Sieg, Altenkirchen (district), Altenkirchen, Westerwaldkreis, Mayen-Koblenz, Ahrweiler ...

# Altenwied Castle,

Neustadt (Wied) Neustadt (Wied) or ''Neustadt an der Wied'' is a municipality in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated about 30 kilometres (20 miles) south-east of Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on ...

# Altwied Castle, Neuwied #

Schloss Arenfels ''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 ...

Bad Hönningen Bad Hönningen () is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 15 km (10 mi) northwest of Neuwied, and 30 km (20 mi) southeast of Bonn ...

# Braunsberg Castle, Neuwied # Ehrenstein Castle,

# Schloss Engers, Neuwied #

Hammerstein Castle Hammerstein is a municipality on the river Rhine in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous co ...

, Hammerstein # Isenburg, Isenburg # Linz Castle,

Linz (Rhein) Linz am Rhein (in English ''Linz on the Rhine'') is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Rhine near Remagen, approx. 25 km southeast of Bonn and has about ...

# Schloss Monrepos, Neuwied # Schloss Neuwied, Neuwied #

, Niederbreitbach # Reichenstein Castle,

Puderbach Puderbach is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Westerwald, approx. 25 km north of Koblenz. Puderbach is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde A Verbandsgemeinde (; plural Verba ...

Pirmasens Pirmasens (; pfl, Bärmesens (also ''Bermesens'' or ''Bärmasens'')) is an independent town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. It was famous for the manufacture of shoes. The surrounding rural district was called ''Lan ...

# Pirmasenser Schloss

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis is a district (german: Kreis) in the middle of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Mayen-Koblenz, Rhein-Lahn, Mainz-Bingen, Bad Kreuznach, Birkenfeld, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Coc ...

# Old Castle,

Boppard Boppard (), formerly also spelled Boppart, is a town and municipality (since the 1976 inclusion of 9 neighbouring villages, ''Ortsbezirken'') in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (Districts of Germany, district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, lying in t ...

# Balduinseck Castle,

Buch Buch (the German word for book or a modification of the German word '' Buche'' for beech) may refer to: People * Buch (surname), a list of people with the surname Buch Geography ;Germany: *Buch am Wald, a town in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria * ...

# Schloss Gemünden, Gemünden #

Kastellaun Castle Kastellaun Castle (german: Burg Kastellaun) is a ruined medieval castle in Kastellaun in the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Location The ruins of the castle are on the castle hill above the town of Kastellaun and ar ...

Kastellaun Kastellaun is a town in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the like-named ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality. Geography Location The town lies in the eastern Hunsrück ...

# Koppenstein Castle, Gemünden # Burg Rauschenberg, Mermuth # Rheinfels Castle, Sankt Goar # Schönburg,

Oberwesel Oberwesel () is a town on the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen. Geography Location Oberwesel lies ...

Schloss Schöneck Schloss Schöneck is a castle which stands on a rock outcrop in the Ehrbach Gorge in the borough of Boppard in the Hunsrück mountains of Germany. History Schöneck was built around 1200 by imperial ministerialis, Conrad of Boppard, as an imp ...

# Schloss Simmern,

Simmern Simmern (; officially Simmern/Hunsrück) is a town of roughly 7,600 inhabitants (2013) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the district seat of the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, and the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Simmern-Rheinböllen. In the Rhinelan ...

Waldeck Castle Waldeck Castle may refer to the following castles: Austria * Waldeck Castle (Carinthia) near Liebenfels-Hardegg in Carinthia * Waldeck Castle (Upper Austria), ''burgstall'' near Diersbach in Upper Austria Czech Republic * Waldeck Castle (Middle B ...

Dommershausen Dommershausen is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of ...

Rhein-Lahn-Kreis Rhein-Lahn-Kreis is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Westerwaldkreis, Limburg-Weilburg, Rheingau-Taunus, Mainz-Bingen, Rhein-Hunsrück, Mayen-Koblenz, and the dis ...

# Alte Burg (Aull), Aull # Alte Burg (Lipporn),

Lipporn Lipporn is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It is notable for Dudo of Laurenburg, a 12th-century Lord of Lipporn, who was a founder of the House of Nassau The House of Nassau is a div ...

# Ardeck Castle, Holzheim #

Balduinstein Castle Balduinstein is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...

Balduinstein Balduinstein is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...

# Grafenschloss Diez, Diez # Gutenfels Castle,

Kaub Kaub (old spelling: ''Caub'') is a town in Germany, state Rhineland-Palatinate, district Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. It is part of the municipality (''Verbandsgemeinde'') Loreley. It is located on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 50 km west from Wi ...

# Heppenheft Castle, Niederwallmenach # Herzogenstein Castle,

Dörscheid Dörscheid is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

# Hohlenfels Castle,

Hahnstätten Hahnstätten is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the association community of Aar-Einrich. It is situated on the river Aar, approx. 10 km south of Limburg an der Lahn, and 35 km ea ...

# Schloss Karlsburg,

Bad Ems Bad Ems () is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Rhein-Lahn rural district and is well known as a spa on the river Lahn. Bad Ems is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (administrative community) Bad E ...

Katz Castle Katz Castle (german: Burg Katz) is a castle above the German town of St. Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle stands on a ledge looking downstream from the riverside at St. Goar. It was first built around 1371 by Count William II of ...

, Sankt Goarshausen # Schloss Katzenelnbogen,

Katzenelnbogen Katzenelnbogen () is the name of a castle and small town in the district of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Katzenelnbogen is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Aar-Einrich. History Katzenelnboge ...

# Lahneck Castle,

Lahnstein Lahnstein () is a ''verband''-free town of Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Lahn with the Rhine, approximately south of Koblenz. Lahnstein was created in 1969 by the merger of the previou ...

Laurenburg Castle Laurenburg is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district of Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. The town, a health resort situated in the lower Lahn River valley, belongs to the Diez Municipal Association. History Laurenburg Castle is fir ...

Laurenburg Laurenburg is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn district of Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. The town, a health resort situated in the lower Lahn River valley, belongs to the Diez Municipal Association. History Laurenburg Castle is fi ...

# Schloss Laurenburg,

# Schloss Liebeneck,

Osterspai Osterspai (formerly ''Osterspey'') is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. References External links Picture of Osterspey, J.F. Dielmann, A. Fay, J. Becker (painter): F.C. Vogels Panorama d ...

# Liebenstein Castle,

Kamp-Bornhofen Kamp-Bornhofen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous countr ...

# Lipporner Schanze,

# Marksburg,

Braubach Braubach is a municipality in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, approx. 10 km southeast of Koblenz. Braubach has assorted medieval architecture intact, including por ...

Maus Castle Maus Castle (german: Burg Maus, meaning ''Mouse Castle'') is a castle above the village of Wellmich (part of Sankt Goarshausen) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies on the east side of the Rhine, north of Katz Castle (''Cat Castle'') in San ...

St. Goarshausen Sankt Goarshausen (abbreviated St. Goarshausen) is a town located in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Nassau on the eastern shore of the Rhine, in the section known as the Rhine Gorge, directly across the river from Sankt Goar, in the German state Rhinel ...

Schloss Martinsburg ''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 ...

# Nassau Castle,

Nassau Nassau may refer to: Places Bahamas *Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence Canada *Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 *Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...

# Schloss Oranienstein, Diez # Wasserburg Osterspai,

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle Pfalzgrafenstein Castle (german: link=no, Burg Pfalzgrafenstein) is a toll castle on the Falkenau island, otherwise known as Pfalz Island in the River Rhine near Kaub, Germany. Known as "the Pfalz", this former stronghold is famous for its pic ...

# Schloss Philippsburg,

# Reichenberg Castle, Reichenberg # Sauerburg, Sauerthal # Schloss Schaumburg,

Schwalbach Castle Schwalbach can refer to several places in Germany: *Bad Schwalbach, in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse *Schwalbach am Taunus, in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse *Schwalbach, Saarland, in the district of Saarlouis, Saarland * Schwalbach (Sulzbach), a ...

Burgschwalbach Burgschwalbach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. It belongs to the association community of Aar-Einrich. The Schwalbach Castle was built between 1354 and 1371 by Count Eberhard V. of ...

# Stein Palace,

# Sterrenberg Castle,

# Vogtei Oberneisen,

Oberneisen Oberneisen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in ...

# Waldecksches Jagdschloss,

Geilnau Geilnau is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eu ...

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district (''Kreis'') in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludw ...

# Gronau Castle,

Rödersheim-Gronau Rödersheim-Gronau is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...

# Schloss Fußgönheim,

Fußgönheim Fußgönheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a member of the Verbandsgemeinde Maxdorf, together with Maxdorf and Birkenheide. History Archaeological findings indicate a settlement existed at ...

# Schloss Kleinniedesheim, Kleinniedesheim # Jagdschloss Lambsheim,

Lambsheim Lambsheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Lambsheim-Heßheim. Geography Lambsheim is situated approximately 6 km southwest of Frankenthal, and 11 ...

# Meckenheimersches Schloss,

# Schloss Marientraut,

Hanhofen Hanhofen is a municipality in the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Sister-city * Kondoros, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bord ...

Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a ''Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia a ...

Anebos Castle Anebos Castle is a ruin of a medieval castle in the Palatinate Forest south of Anweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The name of the castle is probably derived from the German word "Amboss" (anvil). Geography The remains of this castle ...

, Leinsweiler # Alt-Scharfeneck Castle,

Frankweiler Frankweiler is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...

# Schloss Bergzabern,

Bad Bergzabern Bad Bergzabern () is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, on the south-eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately ...

# Schloss Böchingen,

Böchingen Böchingen is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eur ...

# Schloss Edesheim,

Edesheim Edesheim is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Euro ...

# Geisberg Castle,

Burrweiler Burrweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Südliche Weinstraße {{SüdlicheWeinstraße-geo-stub ...

Guttenberg Castle There are several possible meanings for Guttenberg, Guttenburg or Gutenburg: People * David Guttenberg (born 1951), U.S. state politician (Alaska) * Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946–2018), German conductor, father of Karl-Theodor * Fred Guttenberg, Am ...

Oberotterbach Oberotterbach is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Geography The village is located between the Palatine Forest biosphere reserve and the Rhine river. The municipality of Oberotterbac ...

# Heidenschuh, Klingenmünster # Kropsburg Castle, St. Martin #

Landeck Castle Landeck Castle (german: Burg Landeck) is a ruined hill castle southwest of Landau, near Klingenmünster in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinlan ...

, Klingenmünster #

Lindelbrunn Castle Lindelbrunn Castle (german: Burg Lindelbrunn) (also called Lindelbol, Lindelbronn or Lindelborn) is the medieval ruin of a rock castle near the village of Vorderweidenthal in the county of Südliche Weinstraße in the German state of Rhineland-P ...

Vorderweidenthal Vorderweidenthal is a municipality in Südliche Weinstraße district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous coun ...

Villa Ludwigshöhe Villa Ludwigshöhe is a former summer residence of Ludwig I of Bavaria overlooking Edenkoben and Rhodt unter Rietburg in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Villa Ludwigshöhe is located at the eastern edge of the Palatinate Forest, ...

, Edenkoben # Madenburg Castle, Eschbach #

Meistersel Castle Meistersel Castle is a ruined castle near Ramberg on the outskirts of the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on a 492-metre-high hilltop that towers above the Modenbach valley near the Three Beeches pass ('' Drei ...

, Ramberg # Muenz Castle, Leinsweiler # Neukastel Castle, Leinsweiler #

Neuscharfeneck Castle The castle of Neuscharfeneck is a ruin and a cultural monument above Ramberg and Dernbach on the territory of an exclave of Flemlingen in the district of Südliche Weinstraße in the west German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The ru ...

, Flemlingen # Ramburg Castle, Ramberg #

Reichsburg Trifels Trifels Castle (german: Reichsburg Trifels) is a reconstructed medieval castle at an elevation of near the small town of Annweiler, in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany. It is located high above the Queich valley within the Palatin ...

, Annweiler (

Imperial Regalia The Imperial Regalia, also called Imperial Insignia (in German ''Reichskleinodien'', ''Reichsinsignien'' or ''Reichsschatz''), are regalia of the Holy Roman Emperor. The most important parts are the Crown, the Imperial orb, the Imperial sce ...

, Legend of Blondel) # Scharfenberg Castle, Leinsweiler # Rietburg Castle, Rhodt #

Schloss Sankt Johann ''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 ...

Albersweiler Albersweiler is a municipality in the Südliche Weinstraße ("Southern Wine Road") district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Annweiler am Trifels. History Middle Ages The village was first mentioned in 1 ...

# Waldschlössel, Klingenmünster # Wasserschloss, Pleisweiler-Oberhofen

Landkreis Südwestpfalz

Altdahn Castle Altdahn Castle (german: Burg Altdahn) is a castle ruin in the Palatinate Forest, the German part of the Wasgau region. It is located near the town of Dahn in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It stands above Normalnull, sea level (NN). Location ...

Dahn Dahn is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate Forest, approximately 15 km southeast of Pirmasens, and 25 km west of Landau. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeind ...

Berwartstein Castle Berwartstein Castle (German: Burg Berwartstein) is a castle in the Wasgau, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest in the state Rhineland-Palatinate in southwestern Germany. It was one of the rock castles that were part of defences of the Pal ...

, Erlenbach ( Hans von Trotha ("Hans Trapp")) # Blumenstein Castle (Palatinate), Schönau # Burghalder Castle,

Hauenstein Hauenstein is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approximately 20 km east of Pirmasens, and 20 km west of Landau. Hauenstein is the seat of the ''Ver ...

# Burgschnabel Castle,

Hilst Hilst is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany and belongs to the municipal association Pirmasens-Land Pirmasens-Land is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the Südwestpfalz district, ...

# Drachenfels Castle,

Busenberg Busenberg is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. References

Municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate Palatinate Forest South Palatinate Südwestpfalz {{Südwestpfalz-geo-stub ...

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Franz von Sickingen Franz von Sickingen (2 March 14817 May 1523) was an Imperial Knight who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' Revolt," and was one of the most notable figures of the early period of the Protestant Reformation. Sickingen was nickn ...

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Entenstein Castle Entenstein Castle (german: Schloss Entenstein) is a medieval castle surrounded by a moat situated in the center of the town of Schliengen. Schliengen is located in the district of Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg, in the very south-west of Germany in t ...

Rodalben Rodalben () is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest, approx. 5 km northeast of Pirmasens. Rodalben is the seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective munic ...

Falkenburg Castle Falkenburg Castle is a castle ruin overlooking the village of Wilgartswiesen in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Like almost all castles in this region it was built on sandstone. History The Falkenburg was probably built ...

Wilgartswiesen Wilgartswiesen is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany. Geography The municipality lies in the southern part of the Palatine Forest, the German part of the Wasgau, in the middle of the Palatine Fo ...

Grafendahn Castle Grafendahn Castle (german: Burg Grafendahn) lies in the southern Palatine Forest, the German part of the Wasgau region, just under 1 kilometre east of the small town of Dahn in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The rock castl ...

Gräfenstein Castle Gräfenstein Castle (german: Burg Gräfenstein) is a ruined rock castle about east of the village of Merzalben in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is in the county of Südwestpfalz within the Palatine Forest and is often called ''Mer ...

, Merzalben # Bundenbach Castle,

Großbundenbach Großbundenbach is a municipality in Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Eu ...

# Heidelsburg Castle,

Clausen Clausen is a Danish language, Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning ''child of Claus'', Claus being a German language, German form of the Greek language, Greek Νικόλαος, Nikolaos, (cf. Nicholas), used in Denmark at least since the 16t ...

# Klein-Frankreich Castle, Erlenbach #

Lemberg Castle Lemberg Castle (german: Burg Lemberg) is a medieval castle on the territory of Lemberg in the county of Südwestpfalz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The hill castle stands on the ''Schlossberg'' hill at an elevation of 4 ...

Lemberg Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in Western Ukraine, western Ukraine, and the List of cities in Ukraine, seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is o ...

# Lindelskopf Castle, Fischbach bei Dahn # Lustschloss Monbijou, Dietrichingen #

Neudahn Castle The rock castle of Neudahn, in the southwestern Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, is located at the northern end of an elongated ridge near the town of Dahn. The heart of the castle is situated on one of the sandstone r ...

Ruppertstein Castle Ruppertstein Castle (german: Burg Ruppertstein) is the ruins of a hill castle located at an elevation of near the village of Lemberg in the collective municipality of Pirmasens-Land in the county of Südwestpfalz in the German state of Rhineland ...

, Lemberg (Palatinate) # Steinenschloss Castle,

Thaleischweiler-Fröschen Thaleischweiler-Fröschen is a municipality in the Südwestpfalz district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the western edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately north of Pirmasens. Thaleischweiler-Fröschen is the seat of ...

Tanstein Castle Tanstein Castle (german: Burg Tanstein) is the ruin of a rock castle in the southern Palatine Forest, the German part of the Wasgau region. It lies just under a kilometre east of the small town of Dahn in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. ...

Wegelnburg Castle The Wegelnburg is a ruined castle near Schönau in the Palatinate Forest in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near the border with France. Its location is at a height of 572m, making it the highest ruined castle in the Palatinate Forest. Wegelnb ...

, Schönau (Palatinate) # Wiesbach Castle, Wiesbach (Palatinate) # Wilgartaburg Castle,

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg Trier-Saarburg (; lb, Landkrees Tréier-Saarburg ) is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and ...

# Old Castle (Longuich),

Longuich Longuich is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It lies on the river Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through no ...

# Heid Castle,

Lampaden Lampaden is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The village is over a thousand years old and acquired grazing rights in the year 1036. The area was already populated in Celts, Celtic and Ancient Rome, R ...

Osburg Osburg () is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the b ...

Castle # Ramstein Castle, Kordel (Eifel) # Kollesleuken Castle, Freudenburg # Sommerau Castle,

Sommerau Sommerau is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe afte ...

# Welschbillig Castle,

Welschbillig Welschbillig is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe a ...

Wincheringen Wincheringen is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History From 18 July 1946 to 6 June 1947 Wincheringen, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate The Saar Protectora ...

Castle # Grimburg, Grimburg # Maximiner Castle, Fell #

Saarburg Saarburg (, ) is a city of the Trier-Saarburg district, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the river Saar in the hilly country a few kilometers upstream from the Saar's junction with the Moselle. Now known as a tourist ...

# Schloss derer von Kesselstatt, Föhren # Schloss

Ayl Ayl is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History From 18 July 1946 to 6 June 1947 Ayl, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate The Saar Protectorate (german: Saar ...

# Schloss Föhren, Prümer Hof # Schloss Grünhaus,

Mertesdorf Mertesdorf is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, near Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the b ...

# Schloss Marienlay,

Morscheid Morscheid is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe afte ...

# Schloss Saarfels, Serrig # Schloss Thorn,

Palzem Palzem is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. History From 18 July 1946 to 6 June 1947 Palzem, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate The Saar Protectorate (german: S ...

# Schloss Warsberg,

# Wasserburg

Klüsserath Klüsserath is a commune of the Verbandsgemeinde Schweich in the district Trier-Saarburg in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, on the river Moselle between Bernkastel-Kues and Trier. Geography Location Located in a wide, natural amphitheater of th ...

Landkreis Vulkaneifel Vulkaneifel () is a district (''Kreis'') in the northwest of the state Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the least densely populated district in the state and the fourth most sparsely populated district in Germany. The administrative centre of ...

Bertradaburg The Bertradaburg is a ruined hill castle on a rock spur, , above the village of Mürlenbach in the county of Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It thus stands in the geographical centre of Merovingian Francia. History The ...

Mürlenbach Mürlenbach is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Gerolstein, wh ...

# Freudenkoppe Castle,

Neroth Neroth is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a municipality belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'', a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Gerolstein, whose ...

Gerolstein Castle Gerolstein () is a town in the Vulkaneifel district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Gerolstein is a local municipality of the ''Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein''. It has been approved as a '' Luftkurort'' (spa town). History As early as the Sto ...

Gerolstein Gerolstein () is a town in the Vulkaneifel district of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Gerolstein is a local municipality of the ''Verbandsgemeinde Gerolstein''. It has been approved as a '' Luftkurort'' (spa town). History As early as the Ston ...

Kasselburg The Kasselburg is a ruined hill castle on a 490-metre-high basalt massif in Pelm near Gerolstein in the county of Vulkaneifel in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Description The symbol of the Kasselburg is its 37-metre-high, double ...

, Pelm # Kerpen Castle,

Kerpen Kerpen (; Ripuarian: ''Kerpe'') is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. Division of the town The town of Kerpen was created in 1975, whe ...

Lissingen Castle Lissingen Castle (german: Burg Lissingen) is a well-preserved former moated castle dating to the 13th century. It is located on the River Kyll in Gerolstein in the administrative district of Vulkaneifel in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. From the ...

Westerwaldkreis The Westerwaldkreis ("District of Westerwald") is a district (''Kreis'') in the north-east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from north clockwise) Altenkirchen, Lahn-Dill, Limburg-Weilburg, Rhein-Lahn, the district-free ...

Grenzau Castle Grenzau Castle (german: Burg Grenzau) is a ruined spur castle at near Höhr-Grenzhausen in the county of Westerwaldkreis in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the only castle in Germany with a triangular bergfried. History The castle was ...

Höhr-Grenzhausen Höhr-Grenzhausen () is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the ...

# Schloss Hachenburg,

Hachenburg Hachenburg is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography The town lies in the Westerwald between Koblenz and Siegen, roughly 10 km west of Bad Marienberg on the river Nister. Hachenburg is the administrative s ...

Hartenfels Castle Hartenfels is an ''Ortsgemeinde'' – a community belonging to a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community belongs to the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' of Selters, a kind of collective municipality. Ge ...

, Hartenfels # Schloss Montabaur, Montabaur #

Sporkenburg The Sporkenburg is a late medieval castle ruin about one kilometre south of Eitelborn in the district of Westerwaldkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Location The ruins of the spur castle lie within the parish of the village of ...

, Eitelborn # Steinebach Castle, Steinebach # Westerburg Castle (WW), Westerburg

Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; french: Deux-Ponts, ; Palatinate German: ''Zweebrigge'', ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; olde ...

Zweibrücken Castle Zweibrücken Castle (german: Schloss Zweibrücken) is a building in the town of Zweibrücken, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It was built as a ducal palace in 1720-1725. It is the largest and most magnificent secular (i.e. non-religious) building in th ...

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Siegfried Line The Siegfried Line, known in German as the ''Westwall'', was a German defensive line built during the 1930s (started 1936) opposite the French Maginot Line. It stretched more than ; from Kleve on the border with the Netherlands, along the west ...

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* Landesamt für Denkmalpflege: ''Staatliche Burgen, Schlösser und Altertümer in Rhineland Pfalz.'' Schnell und Steiner, Mainz, 2003, * Krahe, Friedrich-Wilhelm: ''Burgen des Deutschen Mittelalters.'' Bechtermünz Verlag, Augsburg, 1996 * ''Reisezeit Zeitreise - zu den schönsten Schlössern, Burgen, Gärten, Klöstern und Römerbauten in Deutschland.'' Verlag Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Regensburg, 1999 * ''Die deutschen Burgen und Schlösser.'' S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 1987, {{ISBN, 3-8105-0228-6

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