Can you visit Burg Crass?

It is not open as a monument for sightseeing, but visitors can experience it through its hotel and restaurant.

How old is Burg Crass?

Timber analysis shows parts of the structure date back to 1096, making it the oldest surviving building in Eltville.

Was Burg Crass also called Schloss Rheinberg?

Yes, it received that name after a nineteenth-century neo-Gothic remodeling under Count Carlomann von Grunne.

Where is Burg Crass located?

It stands on the bank of the Rhine in Eltville am Rhein, in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district of Hesse.

Burg Crass

Crass Castle

Eltville am Rhein

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Eltville am Rhein

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Crass stands in Eltville am Rhein (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Crass stands on the bank of the Rhine in Eltville am Rhein, at the edge of town toward Walluf, and is considered the oldest surviving building in the town. Dendrochronological analysis has shown that some of its timber dates back to 1096, on a site that may once have held a Roman villa. Over the centuries the property passed through many forms, from a free manor to a noble residence and later a neo-Gothic estate known as Schloss Rheinberg, before becoming an inn in the nineteenth century. After extensive restoration, it now houses a hotel and an upscale restaurant with a terrace overlooking the river.

What to know

The building now operates as a hotel and restaurant, not as a museum open for general sightseeing.
The riverside terrace, called Crassgarten, is open to the public as part of the restaurant.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
There are no opening hours or admission fees, since there is no formal monument visit.

Where this château is

Eltville am Rhein · Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · Hessen

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Address

Wallufer Str. 1, 65343 Eltville am Rhein

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Crass?: It is not open as a monument for sightseeing, but visitors can experience it through its hotel and restaurant.
How old is Burg Crass?: Timber analysis shows parts of the structure date back to 1096, making it the oldest surviving building in Eltville.
Was Burg Crass also called Schloss Rheinberg?: Yes, it received that name after a nineteenth-century neo-Gothic remodeling under Count Carlomann von Grunne.
Where is Burg Crass located?: It stands on the bank of the Rhine in Eltville am Rhein, in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district of Hesse.