What remains of Burg Mühlenbach today?

Only the main tower, a five-storey keep built of greywacke stone, has survived the castle's destruction.

When was Burg Mühlenbach destroyed?

It was damaged during the Thirty Years' War, rebuilt, and then finally demolished by French troops in 1692.

Where is Burg Mühlenbach located?

It stands in the Arenberg district of Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, near the Mühlenbacher Hof.

Is Burg Mühlenbach part of a protected heritage site?

Its surviving tower has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley since 2002.

Burg Mühlenbach (Koblenz)

Mühlenbach (Koblenz) Castle

Koblenz

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Where: Koblenz

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Burg Mühlenbach (Koblenz) stands in Koblenz (Koblenz), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Of Burg Mühlenbach, raised around 1300 in a small valley near Arenberg, only a tall tower of roughly hewn greywacke stone still stands. Wrecked during the Thirty Years' War and rebuilt, the stronghold was finally razed in 1692 by French troops in the War of the Palatine Succession. The tower still shows narrow slit windows, an external staircase leading to a pointed-arch doorway, and patches of medieval plaster.

What to know

Only the roughly 23.5-metre-high keep survives, nothing of the outer walls remains above ground.
The site lies in Koblenz-Arenberg, near the Mühlenbacher Hof, southeast of the village.
The tower is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley site.
No verified information on opening hours or admission fees is available.

Where this château is

Koblenz · Koblenz · Rheinland-Pfalz

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56077 Koblenz

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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What remains of Burg Mühlenbach today?: Only the main tower, a five-storey keep built of greywacke stone, has survived the castle's destruction.
When was Burg Mühlenbach destroyed?: It was damaged during the Thirty Years' War, rebuilt, and then finally demolished by French troops in 1692.
Where is Burg Mühlenbach located?: It stands in the Arenberg district of Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, near the Mühlenbacher Hof.
Is Burg Mühlenbach part of a protected heritage site?: Its surviving tower has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley since 2002.