What remains of the Londorf castle today?

Nothing remains standing from the former Unterburg, only the artificial mound that once carried the castle, since the buildings were demolished in 1785.

Who built this castle?

It was built around 1250 by the lords of Nordeck, who are recorded in connection with it from 1287 onward.

Can the site be visited freely?

The grounds and the park laid out in the former castle gardens can be walked through freely, but there are no visitor facilities on site.

What is the difference between the Unterburg, Mittelburg and Oberburg?

These are three neighbouring fortified sites forming a single protected ensemble in Rabenau, with the Unterburg being the oldest and now vanished, while the Mittelburg and Oberburg still retain buildings.

Burgstall Londorf

Rabenau

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Where: Rabenau

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Burgstall Londorf stands in Rabenau (Landkreis Gießen), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burgstall Londorf marks the site of a former moated castle built on an artificial mound beside the Lumda, southeast of Londorf, in the municipality of Rabenau. The term Burgstall signals that this is a deserted castle site: the buildings were torn down at the end of the 18th century and nothing remains standing today. The spot forms part of a larger complex together with two neighbouring fortified sites, the Mittelburg and the Oberburg, which still include visible structures.

What to know

No standing building remains on the site of the former Unterburg itself, only the artificial mound marks its location.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse, as part of the wider ensemble together with the Mittelburg and the Oberburg.
The surroundings, including the former castle gardens now laid out as a park, can be walked through freely.
To see preserved structures, visitors should rather head to the Mittelburg, which still has a half-timbered house dating from 1696.
There are no opening hours or admission fees since this is an open-air site with no visitor facilities.

Where this château is

Rabenau · Landkreis Gießen · Hessen

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Address

35466 Rabenau

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

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What remains of the Londorf castle today?: Nothing remains standing from the former Unterburg, only the artificial mound that once carried the castle, since the buildings were demolished in 1785.
Who built this castle?: It was built around 1250 by the lords of Nordeck, who are recorded in connection with it from 1287 onward.
Can the site be visited freely?: The grounds and the park laid out in the former castle gardens can be walked through freely, but there are no visitor facilities on site.
What is the difference between the Unterburg, Mittelburg and Oberburg?: These are three neighbouring fortified sites forming a single protected ensemble in Rabenau, with the Unterburg being the oldest and now vanished, while the Mittelburg and Oberburg still retain buildings.