Burg Katzenelnbogen
Katzenelnbogen Castle
Katzenelnbogen
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- Katzenelnbogen
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Burg Katzenelnbogen stands in Katzenelnbogen (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.
Burg Katzenelnbogen sits on a rocky plateau above the town that bears its name, in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. Begun in the late 11th century, it was the seat of the counts of Katzenelnbogen before passing to the landgraves of Hesse and then to the von der Leyen family, whose rebuilding after a fire gave the old stronghold the look of a manor house, visible today in its half-timbered main wing and octagonal corner turret. From the medieval fortification, a late Gothic gate tower, long stretches of the ring wall and an old well have survived, while the once densely built courtyard opened up after the 1540 fire destroyed most of it.
What to know
- The site operated for several years as a hotel and restaurant, an activity that may have changed since the operators left in 2008.
- The former moat on the east side is now largely filled in and used as a car park.
- Most of the visible buildings date from the rebuildings of 1584 and 1613, with only partial remains of the original medieval structure.
- The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
Where this château is
Katzenelnbogen · Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · Rheinland-Pfalz
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Address
Römerberg 10, 56368 Katzenelnbogen
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- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
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Frequently asked
- Can Burg Katzenelnbogen be visited?
- Available information does not specify current opening times or visiting arrangements, and the site was used as a hotel and restaurant until 2008.
- Who built Burg Katzenelnbogen?
- Construction began in 1094 under the reeve Diether I and his son Heinrich I, on land belonging to Bleidenstadt monastery.
- Why does Burg Katzenelnbogen look more like a manor house than a medieval castle?
- After a fire in 1540, the von der Leyen family rebuilt the main house in 1584 in a residential style with a half-timbered upper floor, giving it its present manor-like appearance.
- What survives from the original medieval structure?
- A late Gothic gate tower, large sections of the surrounding wall, and an old well from the former inner bailey remain.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
