Can you visit Burg Neuenstein?

The building now houses a conference centre and the offices of the Knüll nature park, so it is not set up for regular tourist visits like a typical castle.

How old is Burg Neuenstein?

It was probably built around the mid-13th century by the counts of Wallenstein.

What remains of the original fortress?

Only the 28-metre keep, with walls up to two metres thick, survived the demolition of the defences after 1745.

Where is Burg Neuenstein located?

It stands in Neuenstein, in the Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg in Hesse, on a hilltop in the Knüll range.

Burg Neuenstein (Saasen)

Neuenstein (Saasen) Castle

Neuenstein

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Burg Neuenstein (Saasen) stands in Neuenstein (Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in Hesse, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Neuenstein rises on a 343-metre hilltop in the Knüll range, in the village of Saasen that gave the surrounding municipality its name. Built around the mid-13th century by the counts of Wallenstein, it lost its fortifications in the 18th century but still retains its 28-metre keep, with walls up to two metres thick. The former hall, reworked into a hunting residence in the 17th century, now houses a conference centre and the offices of the Knüll nature park.

What to know

The site now houses a conference centre and the offices of the Knüll nature park, which limits classic tourist access.
Only the 28-metre keep survives from the medieval defences, the rest having been demolished after 1745.
The building stands on a hilltop in the Knüll range, just above a steep stretch of the A7 motorway.
No opening hours or admission fees are given in the verified facts, so checking in advance is advisable.

Where this château is

Neuenstein · Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg · Hessen

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Neuenstein, Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg

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Can you visit Burg Neuenstein?: The building now houses a conference centre and the offices of the Knüll nature park, so it is not set up for regular tourist visits like a typical castle.
How old is Burg Neuenstein?: It was probably built around the mid-13th century by the counts of Wallenstein.
What remains of the original fortress?: Only the 28-metre keep, with walls up to two metres thick, survived the demolition of the defences after 1745.
Where is Burg Neuenstein located?: It stands in Neuenstein, in the Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg in Hesse, on a hilltop in the Knüll range.