Can you visit the Burg Alt-Dernbach?

No, the site is fenced off and inaccessible; only a mound can be seen from outside.

What remains of the Burg Alt-Dernbach today?

Only a small earthen mound survives in a meadow, locally called the "Butschel".

Who built the Burg Alt-Dernbach?

It was the original seat of the lords of Dernbach, first recorded in 1263, later held by the Dernbach co-heirs.

Why did the Burg Alt-Dernbach disappear?

It was destroyed in 1306 and again in 1326/27 during feuds with the counts of Nassau and was never rebuilt.

Where is the Burg Alt-Dernbach located?

It lies in Seelbach, a district of Herborn, in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse.

Burg Alt-Dernbach

Seelbach (Herborn)

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Where: Seelbach (Herborn)

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Burg Alt-Dernbach stands in Seelbach (Herborn) (Lahn-Dill-Kreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Alt-Dernbach was a small moated mound castle, now vanished, in the Aar valley close to the centre of Seelbach in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis. It was the original seat of the lords of Dernbach and the focus of a century-long feud with the counts of Nassau over control of the Herborner Mark, before being destroyed and finally abandoned in the early 14th century. Only a low earthen mound remains in a meadow, known locally as the "Butschel".

What to know

Only an earthen mound remains in a meadow, with no standing structure to see.
The site is fenced off and cannot be entered or walked around.
It lies in the Aar valley, about 800 metres from the centre of the village of Seelbach.
A sheep farm now occupies the former castle grounds.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Seelbach (Herborn) · Lahn-Dill-Kreis · Hessen

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Address

Seelbach (Herborn), Lahn-Dill-Kreis

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Burg Alt-Dernbach?: No, the site is fenced off and inaccessible; only a mound can be seen from outside.
What remains of the Burg Alt-Dernbach today?: Only a small earthen mound survives in a meadow, locally called the "Butschel".
Who built the Burg Alt-Dernbach?: It was the original seat of the lords of Dernbach, first recorded in 1263, later held by the Dernbach co-heirs.
Why did the Burg Alt-Dernbach disappear?: It was destroyed in 1306 and again in 1326/27 during feuds with the counts of Nassau and was never rebuilt.
Where is the Burg Alt-Dernbach located?: It lies in Seelbach, a district of Herborn, in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse.