Can you visit the inside of Altleiningen Castle?

Part of the site operates as a youth hostel and tavern, while the bat-inhabited cellars remain closed to visitors.

Who built Altleiningen Castle?

It was founded around 1100 to 1110 by the Counts of Leiningen, Emich I and his son Emich II.

Why is Altleiningen Castle partly ruined?

It was destroyed once during the Peasants' War of 1525 and again for good by French troops in 1690 during the War of the Palatine Succession.

Is there a swimming pool at Altleiningen Castle?

Yes, the former main moat was converted into a public outdoor swimming pool.

Altleiningen Castle

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Burg Altleiningen stands in Altleiningen (Landkreis Bad Dürkheim), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Altleiningen Castle stands on a rocky spur above the Eckbach valley in the Palatinate, a mix of medieval ruin and later rebuilding. Founded in the early 12th century by the Counts of Leiningen, it was destroyed twice, during the Peasants' War of 1525 and again by French troops in 1690, before parts of it were reconstructed in the 1960s. Original wall sections survive, including the striking three-storey palace facade, alongside a rebuilt wing that now houses a youth hostel.

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What to know

Part of the castle houses a youth hostel and a tavern with a terrace, so it is not a conventional museum site.
The former main moat has been converted into a public outdoor swimming pool.
The castle's vaulted cellars host Germany's largest colony of wild bats and are closed to visitors for this reason.
An amateur theatre group performs there in summer in the vaulted hall of honour.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Where this château is

Altleiningen · Landkreis Bad Dürkheim · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Burgstraße 1, 67317 Altleiningen

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+49 6356 1580

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Rheinland-Pfalz

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Can you visit the inside of Altleiningen Castle?: Part of the site operates as a youth hostel and tavern, while the bat-inhabited cellars remain closed to visitors.
Who built Altleiningen Castle?: It was founded around 1100 to 1110 by the Counts of Leiningen, Emich I and his son Emich II.
Why is Altleiningen Castle partly ruined?: It was destroyed once during the Peasants' War of 1525 and again for good by French troops in 1690 during the War of the Palatine Succession.
Is there a swimming pool at Altleiningen Castle?: Yes, the former main moat was converted into a public outdoor swimming pool.