Can you visit Burg Neu-Langenau?

It is an open-air ruin with no known visitor facilities, reached on foot along a slate ridge.

Where is Burg Neu-Langenau located?

In the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, between Nassau and Weinähr, above Schloss Langenau.

Why is Burg Neu-Langenau in ruins?

Built from around 1350, it was captured in 1356 by the Archbishop of Trier's forces and later torn down under a 1359 peace treaty that forbade rebuilding on the site.

Since when has the exact location of the ruin been known?

An accurate account of its location, long lost due to conflicting records, was only established again in 2015.

Burg Neu-Langenau

Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

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Burg Neu-Langenau stands in Rhein-Lahn-Kreis (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Neu-Langenau is a ruin set on a slate ridge above Schloss Langenau, between Nassau and Weinähr in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Construction began around 1350, undertaken by the co-heirs of Langenau with the backing of Count Johann of Nassau-Merenberg, to replace a lowland stronghold that could no longer withstand improved siege techniques. Captured in 1356 by troops of the Archbishop of Trier, it was torn down following a 1359 peace treaty that forbade any rebuilding on the spot, and the ruin still shows the marks of a deliberately levelled fortress. Its exact location, long lost through conflicting accounts, was only properly documented again in 2015.

What to know

The ruin has no known visitor facilities and is reached on foot along a slate ridge.
The site lies between Nassau and Weinähr, above Schloss Langenau, in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis.
No verified information is available on opening hours, admission fees or visiting duration.
The stronghold existed for only about a decade before it was demolished in 1359.
The exact location of the ruin was only properly re-documented in 2015, after having been misplaced for a long time.

Where this château is

Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Neu-Langenau?: It is an open-air ruin with no known visitor facilities, reached on foot along a slate ridge.
Where is Burg Neu-Langenau located?: In the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, between Nassau and Weinähr, above Schloss Langenau.
Why is Burg Neu-Langenau in ruins?: Built from around 1350, it was captured in 1356 by the Archbishop of Trier's forces and later torn down under a 1359 peace treaty that forbade rebuilding on the site.
Since when has the exact location of the ruin been known?: An accurate account of its location, long lost due to conflicting records, was only established again in 2015.