Where is Schloss Ernsthofen located?

It is located in Ernsthofen, a district of the municipality of Modautal, in the Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse.

Is Schloss Ernsthofen a medieval castle?

Its origins lie in a moated castle that developed between roughly 1000 and 1400, later becoming the seat of the von Walbrunn family in the 15th century.

Who owned Schloss Ernsthofen?

Hans von Walbrunn made it the seat of his lordship shortly before 1447 and purchased it outright in 1464.

Schloss Ernsthofen

Ernsthofen Castle

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Schloss Ernsthofen stands in Modautal (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg), in Hesse, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Ernsthofen stands at the centre of the village of Ernsthofen, part of the municipality of Modautal in the Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse. The present building succeeds a medieval moated castle that developed in the Modau valley between roughly 1000 and 1400. Shortly before 1447, the lord Hans von Walbrunn made it the seat of his lordship, before acquiring it outright by purchase in 1464. The bond between this family and the site shaped the village's history for generations.

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The Schloss is located in the centre of the village of Ernsthofen, within the municipality of Modautal in Hesse.
The building traces back to a medieval moated castle that developed in the Modau valley between roughly 1000 and 1400.
The site is historically tied to the von Walbrunn family, who made it their seat shortly before 1447 and purchased it in 1464.
No verified information on current visiting conditions for the Schloss is available here.

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Modautal · Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg · Hessen

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Schloßstraße 4, 64397 Modautal-Ernsthofen

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Where is Schloss Ernsthofen located?: It is located in Ernsthofen, a district of the municipality of Modautal, in the Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hesse.
Is Schloss Ernsthofen a medieval castle?: Its origins lie in a moated castle that developed between roughly 1000 and 1400, later becoming the seat of the von Walbrunn family in the 15th century.
Who owned Schloss Ernsthofen?: Hans von Walbrunn made it the seat of his lordship shortly before 1447 and purchased it outright in 1464.