Where is Schloss Arenfels located?

It stands in Bad Hönningen, in the Landkreis Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, on a height above the Rhine.

How old is Schloss Arenfels?

Its origins go back to a 13th century stronghold, but the present appearance results from a Neo-Gothic rebuilding carried out in the mid 19th century.

Who redesigned the castle in the 19th century?

Ernst Friedrich Zwirner, the architect of Cologne Cathedral, directed the Neo-Gothic reconstruction for Count Friedrich Ludolf von Westerholt-Gysenberg.

Are any medieval parts still standing?

Only the masonry base of the 13th century keep survives, incorporated since the Renaissance into later buildings.

Arenfels Castle

Bad Hönningen

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Schloss Arenfels stands in Bad Hönningen (Landkreis Neuwied), 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.

Schloss Arenfels overlooks the Rhine above Bad Hönningen, built on a rocky outcrop where the lords of Isenburg raised a first stronghold in the 13th century. Of that medieval structure only the masonry base of the keep remains, absorbed into later buildings during the Renaissance. The castle's current appearance, with its turrets, stepped gables and ochre-rendered walls, dates from a mid 19th century Neo-Gothic remodelling directed by Ernst Friedrich Zwirner, the architect also known for Cologne Cathedral. Inside, period features survive, including a knights' hall and a cast-iron staircase made at the Sayn ironworks.

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The castle stands on a hilltop above Bad Hönningen in Rhineland-Palatinate.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Rhineland-Palatinate.
The building seen today is largely the result of a 19th century Neo-Gothic reconstruction over the remains of a 13th century stronghold.
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Bad Hönningen · Landkreis Neuwied · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Bad Hönningen, Landkreis Neuwied

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Rheinland-Pfalz
Period of construction: 13th century

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Where is Schloss Arenfels located?: It stands in Bad Hönningen, in the Landkreis Neuwied, Rhineland-Palatinate, on a height above the Rhine.
How old is Schloss Arenfels?: Its origins go back to a 13th century stronghold, but the present appearance results from a Neo-Gothic rebuilding carried out in the mid 19th century.
Who redesigned the castle in the 19th century?: Ernst Friedrich Zwirner, the architect of Cologne Cathedral, directed the Neo-Gothic reconstruction for Count Friedrich Ludolf von Westerholt-Gysenberg.
Are any medieval parts still standing?: Only the masonry base of the 13th century keep survives, incorporated since the Renaissance into later buildings.