Can you visit Schloss Rhoden today?

Available sources do not specify current visiting conditions, so it is best to check directly with local authorities.

What is the origin of Schloss Rhoden?

It replaces a medieval castle of the Counts of Waldeck, founded in the early thirteenth century on the Hagenberg hill.

Who built the present building?

The current structure was built between 1647 and 1654 by master builder Peter Jeanson, following designs by French architect Belle-Roche.

What remains of the medieval stronghold?

Traces of the medieval fabric still survive despite the building's many later interior alterations.

Schloss Rhoden

Rhoden Castle

Diemelstadt

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Where: Diemelstadt

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Schloss Rhoden stands in Diemelstadt (Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Rhoden stands in Diemelstadt, in Hesse, on the site of a medieval stronghold of the Counts of Waldeck, rebuilt into an early Baroque residence in the mid seventeenth century. Between 1647 and 1654 the Dutch master builder Peter Jeanson carried out designs by the French architect Belle-Roche, raising the present structure on the foundations of the older castle. The interiors have changed with the building's many later uses, from officials' housing to a recovery home, a labour-service camp and eventually a retirement home, leaving little original decor, though traces of the medieval fabric remain. The adjoining park also holds the princely mausoleum of the Waldeck family, built at the end of the eighteenth century.

What to know

The Schloss is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
The building served for decades as a retirement home, which closed in 2011, and its present use is not specified in available sources.
No opening hours, admission fees or access conditions are confirmed, so visitors should check locally beforehand.
The surrounding park contains the princely Waldeck mausoleum, built in the late eighteenth century.

Where this château is

Diemelstadt · Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg · Hessen

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Address

Schloßpl. 7, 34474 Diemelstadt-Rhoden

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Château phone number

+49 5631 7034

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Rhoden today?: Available sources do not specify current visiting conditions, so it is best to check directly with local authorities.
What is the origin of Schloss Rhoden?: It replaces a medieval castle of the Counts of Waldeck, founded in the early thirteenth century on the Hagenberg hill.
Who built the present building?: The current structure was built between 1647 and 1654 by master builder Peter Jeanson, following designs by French architect Belle-Roche.
What remains of the medieval stronghold?: Traces of the medieval fabric still survive despite the building's many later interior alterations.