Eisenberg Castle (German: ''Burg Eisenberg'') is a ruin near the German town of
Korbach
Korbach (), officially the Hanseatic City of Korbach (German language, German: Hansestadt Korbach), is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and is located on the German Timber-Frame Ro ...
in
Hesse
Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...
.
The castle was founded in the 14th century, but the names of the founders are no longer known. In the 15th century the castle was acquired by the
House of Waldeck
The County of Waldeck (later the Principality of Waldeck and Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929. In 1349 the county gained Imperial immediacy and ...
. From 1487 on the castle was inhabited by the Eisenberg branch of the
House of Waldeck
The County of Waldeck (later the Principality of Waldeck and Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire and its successors from the late 12th century until 1929. In 1349 the county gained Imperial immediacy and ...
. This continued until the extinction of Eisenberg branch in 1692.
Ruined castles in Germany
Castles in Hesse
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont