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Heimburg in Niederheimbach, Niederheimbach

Heimburg Castle

Niederheimbach

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Niederheimbach

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Heimburg in Niederheimbach stands in Niederheimbach (Landkreis Mainz-Bingen), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 13th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Heimburg overlooks the village of Niederheimbach from a rocky outcrop above the Rhine valley, in the Binger Wald forest. Built around the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries by the Archbishop of Mainz to secure his territory against the Count Palatine, it lost its strategic role early on. Destroyed during the War of the Palatine Succession, it was partly rebuilt in the 19th century in the spirit of Rhine Romanticism, then further altered in the 20th century by industrialist Hugo Stinnes. Only the foundations of the tower and the outer wall still date from the medieval period.

What to know

  • The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited inside.
  • It can only be seen from the village of Niederheimbach or the surrounding paths at the edge of the Binger Wald forest.
  • It lies within the UNESCO World Heritage area of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
  • There are no opening hours or admission fees since the site is not open to visitors.

Where this château is

Niederheimbach · Landkreis Mainz-Bingen · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Rheinstraße 71, 55413 Niederheimbach

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction
13th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Heimburg Castle?
No, it is privately owned and not open to the public inside.
How old is Heimburg Castle?
It was built between the late 13th and early 14th centuries on the orders of the Archbishop of Mainz.
Why was Heimburg Castle built?
It was meant to secure an enclave belonging to Mainz against the neighbouring territory of the Count Palatine of the Rhine.
What remains of the original medieval structure?
Only the foundations of the tower and the outer wall still date from the Middle Ages, the rest having been rebuilt in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Landkreis Mainz-Bingen

From the same period — 13e siècle