Can Schloss Friedrichstein still be visited?

No, the castle was demolished in 1868 and only a fragment of a window ledge set into a rock remains.

Who built Schloss Friedrichstein?

Count Friedrich III zu Wied had it built starting around 1645/46.

Why did the castle disappear?

Left roofless from 1806 onward, it fell into ruin and was eventually blown up in 1868 to make way for a railway line along the Rhine.

Where exactly was the castle located?

It stood on the bank of the Rhine in the Fahr district, now part of the town of Neuwied.

Why was the castle also called Teufelsschloss?

Peasants burdened with heavy forced labour after its construction were said to have cursed the building, giving rise to this nickname along with Cäsars Ruine.

Schloss Friedrichstein

Friedrichstein Castle

Neuwied

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Neuwied

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Open within 20 km

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Schloss Friedrichstein stands in Neuwied (Landkreis Neuwied), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Friedrichstein no longer stands: this baroque residence was begun around 1645/46 for Count Friedrich III zu Wied, on the bank of the Rhine in what is now the Fahr district of Neuwied. An elongated two-storey building some forty metres long, it was never used for long as a residence and passed through many later functions before falling into ruin and being blown up in 1868 during construction of the railway line on the right bank of the Rhine. Only a fragment of a window ledge set into a rock still marks the spot today.

What to know

There is no building left to visit: the castle was completely demolished in 1868.
Only a fragment of a window ledge, set into a rock in Neuwied-Fahr, still marks the site.
The location lies on the bank of the Rhine in the Fahr district and can be freely approached since it is now just an open-air marker.
No opening hours or admission fees apply, as there is no enclosed structure to visit.
The interest of the place is mainly historical and anecdotal, tied to the many names and legends attached to the vanished castle (Teufelsschloss, Cäsars Ruine, Hohleiche).

Where this château is

Neuwied · Landkreis Neuwied · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Feldkirchen, 56567 Neuwied

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Can Schloss Friedrichstein still be visited?: No, the castle was demolished in 1868 and only a fragment of a window ledge set into a rock remains.
Who built Schloss Friedrichstein?: Count Friedrich III zu Wied had it built starting around 1645/46.
Why did the castle disappear?: Left roofless from 1806 onward, it fell into ruin and was eventually blown up in 1868 to make way for a railway line along the Rhine.
Where exactly was the castle located?: It stood on the bank of the Rhine in the Fahr district, now part of the town of Neuwied.
Why was the castle also called Teufelsschloss?: Peasants burdened with heavy forced labour after its construction were said to have cursed the building, giving rise to this nickname along with Cäsars Ruine.