Can you visit Schloss Lich?

No, the building is the private residence of the princely family of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and is not open to the public; only the surrounding park can be visited.

Since when has there been a stronghold on this site?

A first moated stronghold was built here by the lords of Falkenstein in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, before passing to the house of Solms in 1409.

What remains of the medieval fortress?

Mainly the layout and the memory of its four corner towers, as the present appearance dates from Baroque rebuilding in the 17th and 18th centuries.

What is the Gobelin Hall?

It is a large reception room hung with 17th-century tapestries from Burg Hohensolms, known for its acoustics and occasionally opened for concerts.

Schloss Lich

Lich Castle

Lich

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Where: Lich

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Schloss Lich stands in Lich (Landkreis Gießen), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Lich stands in the old town of Lich, in Hesse, on the site of a former moated stronghold built by the lords of Falkenstein and later held by the house of Solms. Little remains visible of the medieval fortress beyond its layout and the memory of its four corner towers, since the present appearance, with mansard roofs and octagonal onion domes, results from major Baroque rebuilding campaigns in the 17th and 18th centuries. Still the private residence of the princely family of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, the palace itself is not open to visitors, though its surrounding park is publicly accessible. The Gobelin Hall, noted for its acoustics, is occasionally used for chamber concerts open to the public.

What to know

The interior of the Schloss is a private residence and cannot be visited.
The surrounding park, however, is freely open to the public.
The Gobelin Hall is only accessible to the public during occasional chamber music concerts.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
Some former outbuildings of the old farm courtyard now house medical practices and housing, unrelated to any visit of the palace.

Where this château is

Lich · Landkreis Gießen · Hessen

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Address

Lich, Landkreis Gießen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Lich?: No, the building is the private residence of the princely family of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich and is not open to the public; only the surrounding park can be visited.
Since when has there been a stronghold on this site?: A first moated stronghold was built here by the lords of Falkenstein in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, before passing to the house of Solms in 1409.
What remains of the medieval fortress?: Mainly the layout and the memory of its four corner towers, as the present appearance dates from Baroque rebuilding in the 17th and 18th centuries.
What is the Gobelin Hall?: It is a large reception room hung with 17th-century tapestries from Burg Hohensolms, known for its acoustics and occasionally opened for concerts.