Can you visit the Marksburg on your own?

No, the interior is only accessible as part of a guided tour.

What makes the Marksburg unusual among Rhine castles?

It is the only hill castle on the Middle Rhine never to have been destroyed or fallen into ruin, despite damage suffered in 1945.

Where does the name Marksburg come from?

It derives from the chapel dedicated to St Mark, first recorded in 1437, which replaced the earlier name Burg Braubach.

Where is the Marksburg located?

It stands above the town of Braubach in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Marksburg stands in Braubach (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 12th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Marksburg rises above the town of Braubach on the banks of the Rhine, in Rhineland-Palatinate. Built from the 13th century onward on a site occupied since the 12th, it survived the Middle Ages and the following centuries without falling into ruin, an unusual fate among the hill castles of the Middle Rhine. Visitors can see a Gothic complex with preserved interior rooms, a distinctive keep shaped like a butter churn, and a chapel dedicated to St Mark that gave the castle its present name. The site forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

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What to know

The Marksburg stands on a hill above Braubach, reached by a sloping path.
The interior can only be seen on a guided tour, the sole way to view the Gothic rooms and the chapel.
The St Mark's chapel and the butter-churn-shaped keep are notable features of the visit.
The castle suffered artillery damage in March 1945, yet remains the only Middle Rhine hill castle never destroyed or left to fall into ruin.
The site houses the headquarters of the German Castles Association, which has owned it since 1900.

Where this château is

Braubach · Rhein-Lahn-Kreis · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Braubach, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Rheinland-Pfalz
Period of construction: 12th century

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Can you visit the Marksburg on your own?: No, the interior is only accessible as part of a guided tour.
What makes the Marksburg unusual among Rhine castles?: It is the only hill castle on the Middle Rhine never to have been destroyed or fallen into ruin, despite damage suffered in 1945.
Where does the name Marksburg come from?: It derives from the chapel dedicated to St Mark, first recorded in 1437, which replaced the earlier name Burg Braubach.
Where is the Marksburg located?: It stands above the town of Braubach in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate.