Can the Wolfenburg still be visited today?

The original Renaissance château has been gone since the 17th century; only the site, now occupied by a Classicist villa, remains.

Who built the Wolfenburg?

Count Wolfgang von Ysenburg-Ronneburg, lord of Kelsterbach, had it built between 1564 and 1580.

Why did the Wolfenburg disappear?

It was looted and badly damaged in 1639 during the Thirty Years' War and was then left to decay, as rebuilding was too costly.

What stands on the site today?

A Classicist villa built in the early 19th century by the wine merchant and later mayor Georg Schenk, above the former château cellar.

Wolfenburg

Kelsterbach

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Where: Kelsterbach

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Wolfenburg stands in Kelsterbach (Landkreis Groß-Gerau), in Hesse, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Wolfenburg was a Renaissance château built in Kelsterbach between 1564 and 1580 for Count Wolfgang von Ysenburg-Ronneburg, designed by the master builder Georg Rubin. The structure, with its four corner towers, stood north of the village near the bank of the Main river. Looted and badly damaged during the Thirty Years' War, it was never restored and gradually fell into ruin. What remains to be seen today is not the château itself but the site that succeeded it, a Classicist town villa built in the early 19th century.

What to know

The original Renaissance château no longer exists, having been destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and never rebuilt.
A Classicist town villa from the early 19th century now stands on the site, above the former château cellar.
The location is in Kelsterbach, in the Landkreis Groß-Gerau, Hesse.
No verified information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees, or access conditions.

Where this château is

Kelsterbach · Landkreis Groß-Gerau · Hessen

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Kelsterbach, Landkreis Groß-Gerau

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Can the Wolfenburg still be visited today?: The original Renaissance château has been gone since the 17th century; only the site, now occupied by a Classicist villa, remains.
Who built the Wolfenburg?: Count Wolfgang von Ysenburg-Ronneburg, lord of Kelsterbach, had it built between 1564 and 1580.
Why did the Wolfenburg disappear?: It was looted and badly damaged in 1639 during the Thirty Years' War and was then left to decay, as rebuilding was too costly.
What stands on the site today?: A Classicist villa built in the early 19th century by the wine merchant and later mayor Georg Schenk, above the former château cellar.