Can you visit Schloss Wartenstein?

Yes, the site is open to the public as a nature exhibition and information point for the Soonwald-Nahe nature park.

What is the history of Schloss Wartenstein?

A stronghold was founded in 1357 by the knight Tilmann von Steinkallenfels, passing through several families before being replaced by the current building constructed in 1704 and 1728.

What remains of the medieval structure?

Only remains of an inhabited keep survive from the fourteenth-century stronghold.

What events take place at Schloss Wartenstein?

The Lohmacher Fest is held every May, and the Schlossfest takes place on the second weekend of September.

Schloss Wartenstein

Wartenstein Castle

Oberhausen bei Kirn

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Where: Oberhausen bei Kirn

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Schloss Wartenstein stands in Oberhausen bei Kirn (Landkreis Bad Kreuznach), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Wartenstein stands above the Hahnenbach valley near Oberhausen bei Kirn, in Rhineland-Palatinate. The building seen today, a rubble-stone structure raised in the early eighteenth century, replaced a medieval stronghold founded in 1357 by the knight Tilmann von Steinkallenfels, of which only remains of an inhabited keep survive. The site now houses a nature and forest exhibition together with an information point for the Soonwald-Nahe nature park. Visitors can learn about the historic coppice woodland once harvested for its tannin-rich bark, see displays on the region's endangered wildlife, and view a vaulted cellar holding local rocks and fossils.

What to know

The site mainly serves as an information centre for the Soonwald-Nahe nature park, offering exhibitions rather than a traditional castle tour.
Of the original stronghold founded in 1357, only remains of an inhabited keep survive, the present building dating from 1704 and 1728.
The site hosts the annual Lohmacher Fest in May, focused on historic oak bark harvesting, and a Schlossfest on the second weekend of September.
Schloss Wartenstein is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
No opening hours or admission prices could be verified for this listing.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday (today)	10:30-16:30
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	10:30-16:30
Friday	10:30-16:30
Saturday	10:30-16:30
Sunday	10:30-16:30

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

Visit duration: Not verified
Wheelchair access: Not verified
Dogs: Not verified
Parking: Not verified

Where this château is

Oberhausen bei Kirn · Landkreis Bad Kreuznach · Rheinland-Pfalz

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55606 Oberhausen bei Kirn

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Wartenstein?: Yes, the site is open to the public as a nature exhibition and information point for the Soonwald-Nahe nature park.
What is the history of Schloss Wartenstein?: A stronghold was founded in 1357 by the knight Tilmann von Steinkallenfels, passing through several families before being replaced by the current building constructed in 1704 and 1728.
What remains of the medieval structure?: Only remains of an inhabited keep survive from the fourteenth-century stronghold.
What events take place at Schloss Wartenstein?: The Lohmacher Fest is held every May, and the Schlossfest takes place on the second weekend of September.