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Burg Kirberg, Kirberg

Burg Kirberg

Kirberg Castle

Kirberg

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Kirberg

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Kirberg stands in Kirberg (Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Kirberg stands in ruins atop an isolated rocky outcrop in the village of Kirberg, in Hesse. Built around 1355 through the joint initiative of two rival comital families, it marked the end of a territorial dispute rather than any lasting military purpose, and its decline began within the following century. Today only a tower and a few stretches of wall remain, the last traces of a larger complex that once included residences of vassal families.

What to know

  • The site is an open-air ruin with no roofed building to visit.
  • No opening hours or fees are given, access depends on the terrain conditions.
  • The monument is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
  • The rocky ground and exposed remains call for caution, especially with children.
  • The former castle grounds occasionally host local festivities.

Where this château is

Kirberg · Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg · Hessen

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Address

65597 Hünfelden

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can Burg Kirberg be visited freely?
It is an open-air ruin with no known fixed hours or admission fee.
What remains of Burg Kirberg today?
A tower and a few stretches of wall survive from a once larger complex.
Who built Burg Kirberg?
Counts Gerhard of Diez and Johann I of Nassau-Weilburg, around 1355, following a jointly settled territorial dispute.
Is Burg Kirberg a protected monument?
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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