Can visitors enter Schloss Hachenburg?

No, the building houses a university of the Deutsche Bundesbank and is not open to the public.

Who built Schloss Hachenburg?

The original stronghold was founded around 1180 by Count Heinrich II of Sayn, and the present baroque castle was built in the 18th century by architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil for the house of Nassau-Weilburg.

What remains of the medieval castle?

The original fortress was destroyed by fire in 1654; today's building is a baroque reconstruction on the same site.

What can be seen around Schloss Hachenburg?

The old town of Hachenburg, with half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, surrounds the castle and can be freely explored on foot.

Schloss Hachenburg

Hachenburg Castle

Hachenburg

Visit

Hours to be confirmed

Book a visit

You are leaving for the château’s own website

Where: Hachenburg

Hours and prices not verified at the source yet.Check on the official website

To make a day of it

Sleep nearby

Schloss Hachenburg stands in Hachenburg (Westerwaldkreis), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Hachenburg stands on the site of a medieval stronghold founded around 1180 by the counts of Sayn, in the middle of the town. Burned down in 1654, it was rebuilt as a baroque residence for the Manderscheid and Sayn-Hachenburg families, then reshaped in the eighteenth century by architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil for the house of Nassau-Weilburg. Its horseshoe-shaped wings face a garden that can be glimpsed from the lower town. The building now houses the Deutsche Bundesbank's university and is not open to the public as a heritage site.

What to know

The Schloss houses the Deutsche Bundesbank's university and cannot be visited inside.
Visitors can approach the building and walk along the castle garden from the surrounding streets.
The old town of Hachenburg, with its half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, can be explored on foot near the castle.
There are no visiting hours or admission fees since the building is not open to the public.

Where this château is

Hachenburg · Westerwaldkreis · Rheinland-Pfalz

Map of the area around Schloss Hachenburg

Loading the map…

This châteauChâteaux within 40 km

Address

Schloss, 57627 Hachenburg

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

Get directions View on a map

4.4 / 5from 216 Google reviews

Heritage status: Protection status unknown

Frequently asked

Can visitors enter Schloss Hachenburg?: No, the building houses a university of the Deutsche Bundesbank and is not open to the public.
Who built Schloss Hachenburg?: The original stronghold was founded around 1180 by Count Heinrich II of Sayn, and the present baroque castle was built in the 18th century by architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil for the house of Nassau-Weilburg.
What remains of the medieval castle?: The original fortress was destroyed by fire in 1654; today's building is a baroque reconstruction on the same site.
What can be seen around Schloss Hachenburg?: The old town of Hachenburg, with half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, surrounds the castle and can be freely explored on foot.