Can Burg Wallrabenstein be visited freely?

It is an outdoor ruin, but no opening hours or fees are documented, so it is worth checking locally before going.

Who built Burg Wallrabenstein?

Count Walram IV of Nassau-Idstein had it built around 1390.

Why is Burg Wallrabenstein a ruin?

It was partly destroyed and left uninhabitable during the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century.

What remains to be seen today?

A shield wall with two corner turrets and a large part of the keep, still about 14 metres high.

Burg Wallrabenstein

Wallrabenstein Castle

Hünstetten

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Where: Hünstetten

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Open within 20 km

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Burg Wallrabenstein stands in Hünstetten (Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 14th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Wallrabenstein stands in ruins above the village of Wallrabenstein, part of the municipality of Hünstetten. Built around 1390 by Count Walram IV of Nassau-Idstein to secure the north-eastern border of Nassau territory, it remained inhabited for nearly three centuries before being wrecked during the Thirty Years' War. What survives today is a shield wall of local slate rubble with two corner turrets and the remains of a keep still rising to about 14 metres.

What to know

This is an open-air ruin with no known opening hours or admission fee.
The site sits on a hill above the village of Wallrabenstein, so reaching it involves a walk uphill.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
The castle has been in private ownership since the early 18th century.
No information is available on accessibility or parking.

Where this château is

Hünstetten · Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis · Hessen

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Address

Burgstraße 17, 65510 Hünstetten-Wallrabenstein

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen
Period of construction: 14th century

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Can Burg Wallrabenstein be visited freely?: It is an outdoor ruin, but no opening hours or fees are documented, so it is worth checking locally before going.
Who built Burg Wallrabenstein?: Count Walram IV of Nassau-Idstein had it built around 1390.
Why is Burg Wallrabenstein a ruin?: It was partly destroyed and left uninhabitable during the Thirty Years' War in the 17th century.
What remains to be seen today?: A shield wall with two corner turrets and a large part of the keep, still about 14 metres high.