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Isenburg, Isenburg

Isenburg

Isenburg

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Isenburg

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Isenburg stands in Isenburg (Landkreis Neuwied), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Isenburg ruin overlooks the village of the same name, at the confluence of several streams in the Westerwald region. Ancestral seat of the House of Isenburg, this Romanesque hill castle was built around 1100 and soon became a Ganerbenburg, a castle shared by several branches of one family, whose separate adjoining houses can still be traced in the remains. The partial collapse of the keep in 1771 and later use of the ruin as a stone quarry account for its present condition, now cared for by a local heritage association.

What to know

  • The site is an open-air ruin with no known opening hours or admission fees.
  • Access is via a path climbing from the village to a rocky spur about 250 metres high.
  • The village's old gate, the Alte Porz, has housed a small local history museum since 2008.
  • The partly collapsed keep and the remaining house walls are fragile, so care is advised when exploring.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Isenburg · Landkreis Neuwied · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Isenburg, Landkreis Neuwied

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Where is the Isenburg located?
It stands in Isenburg, in the Landkreis Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, on a rocky spur in the Westerwald.
Can visitors go inside the Isenburg?
No, it is a ruin, and visitors can freely explore the outdoor remains such as the keep and the old house walls.
Who built the Isenburg?
It was built around 1100 by the brothers Rembold and Gerlach of Isenburg as the seat of their family line.
Why is the Isenburg a ruin today?
Part of the keep collapsed in 1771, and the ruin was later used as a stone quarry until the early 19th century.

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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 Neuwied