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Untere Burg, Rheinbreitbach

Untere Burg

Rheinbreitbach

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Rheinbreitbach

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Untere Burg stands in Rheinbreitbach (Landkreis Neuwied), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Untere Burg stands in the middle of the village of Rheinbreitbach, right beside the parish church of St Mary Magdalene. Ancestral seat of the lords of Breitbach from the 14th century, this former moated stronghold no longer survives as a standing building: only the foundations of the main house have been uncovered and rebuilt as a dry stone wall, displayed to the public on what is now called Renesse-Platz. The round-arched gateway and an 18th-century timber-framed outbuilding still stand nearby. Visitors mainly come to read the ground plan and take in the setting of a former moated castle in the heart of the village.

What to know

  • No building stands anymore: what you see is an uncovered foundation site, not a castle in the usual sense.
  • The site is freely accessible outdoors, laid out as a public square in the centre of Rheinbreitbach.
  • Part of the original moat has been refilled with water along the east and south sides of the ruin.
  • The round-arched gateway and a former 18th-century timber-framed outbuilding stand close by.
  • A visit amounts to a short walk around the remains, with no opening hours or tickets to plan for.

Where this château is

Rheinbreitbach · Landkreis Neuwied · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Westerwaldstraße 14, 53619 Rheinbreitbach

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Rheinland-Pfalz

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Frequently asked

Is there still a standing castle at the Untere Burg?
No, only the foundations of the main building have been uncovered and stabilised, the rest has disappeared.
Where is the Untere Burg located?
In the centre of the village of Rheinbreitbach, in the Landkreis Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate, right next to the parish church.
Can the Untere Burg be visited freely?
The site is outdoors and freely accessible as far as known, laid out as a public square called Renesse-Platz.
Who built the Untere Burg?
It was the ancestral seat of the lords of Breitbach, documented from the 13th century, with a building dating back at least to the second half of the 14th century.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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