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The most searched-for castles in Hesse in 2026

Volumes as of October 25, 2026

The 20 castles in Hesse whose name is typed into Google most often each month, their rank in Germany, and the month people look them up.

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  1. The names of castles in Hesse are typed into Google 473,540 times a month (422 ranked castles).
  2. The most searched-for is Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (33,100 searches a month), number 33 in Germany.
  3. Hesse ranks number 6 of 16 states, with 6% of German demand.
  4. The busiest month is May, with 10.9% of the year’s searches; the quietest is February (5.2%).
  5. Germany’s most searched-for castle is Neuschwanstein Castle.

Source: Chateaupedia, “The most searched-for castles in Hesse in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/most-searched-castles-germany-2026/hessen, volumes as of October 25, 2026

The 20 most searched-for castles in Hesse

Searches per month
  1. Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe33,100
  2. Frankenstein Castle27,100
  3. Schloss Braunfels22,200
  4. Schloss Johannisberg22,200
  5. Berlepsch Castle14,800
  6. Falkenstein Castle12,100
  7. Auerbach Castle12,100
  8. Bad Homburg Castle9,900
  9. Burg Breuberg9,900
  10. Schloss Fasanerie9,900
  11. Schloss Wilhelmshöhe8,100
  12. Jagdschloss Mönchbruch8,100
  13. Schloss Vollrads8,100
  14. Schloss Waldeck6,600
  15. Schloss Weilburg6,600
  16. Gleiberg Castle6,600
  17. Schloss Laubach6,600
  18. Königstein Castle5,400
  19. Schloss Friedrichstein5,400
  20. Kronberg Castle5,400
RankChâteauDistrictSearches per monthNational rank
1Bergpark WilhelmshöheKassel33,10033
2Frankenstein CastleLandkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg27,10043
3Schloss BraunfelsLahn-Dill-Kreis22,20061
4Schloss JohannisbergRheingau-Taunus-Kreis22,20063
5Berlepsch CastleWerra-Meißner-Kreis14,80080
6Falkenstein CastleHochtaunuskreis12,100109
7Auerbach CastleLandkreis Bergstraße12,100121
8Bad Homburg CastleHochtaunuskreis9,900125
9Burg BreubergOdenwaldkreis9,900134
10Schloss FasanerieLandkreis Fulda9,900149
11Schloss WilhelmshöheKassel8,100162
12Jagdschloss MönchbruchLandkreis Groß-Gerau8,100175
13Schloss VollradsRheingau-Taunus-Kreis8,100197
14Schloss WaldeckLandkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg6,600200
15Schloss WeilburgLandkreis Limburg-Weilburg6,600201
16Gleiberg CastleLandkreis Gießen6,600202
17Schloss LaubachLandkreis Gießen6,600211
18Königstein CastleHochtaunuskreis5,400248
19Schloss FriedrichsteinLandkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg5,400253
20Kronberg CastleHochtaunuskreis5,400257

All castles in HesseAll of Germany, by state and district

When do people look them up?

Each month’s share of the year, weighted by each castle’s volume (97 monthly series).

Share of the year’s searches, month by month
  1. January5.3%
  2. February5.2%
  3. March7.6%
  4. April9.8%
  5. May10.9%
  6. June8.4%
  7. July9.8%
  8. August10.9%
  9. September9.5%
  10. October9.6%
  11. November6.6%
  12. December6.4%

Much searched, little written about

Searched for more than a thousand times a month, with a Wikipedia article in five languages or fewer.

RankChâteauTownSearches per monthWikipedia languages
1Berlepsch CastleWitzenhausen14,8003
2Falkenstein CastleKönigstein im Taunus12,1003
3Burg BreubergNeustadt9,9003
4Jagdschloss MönchbruchMörfelden-Walldorf8,1002
5Schloss VollradsOestrich-Winkel8,1005

By district

The districts and district-free cities in Hesse with at least three searched-for castles.

DistrictRanked châteauxSearches per monthShare of demandMost searched-for
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis3049,71010%Schloss Johannisberg
Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg2349,68010%Frankenstein Castle
Kassel942,7209%Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Hochtaunuskreis1637,2708%Falkenstein Castle
Lahn-Dill-Kreis1632,4607%Schloss Braunfels
Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg3029,5306%Schloss Waldeck
Landkreis Gießen2025,1405%Gleiberg Castle
Werra-Meißner-Kreis2024,8905%Berlepsch Castle
Main-Kinzig-Kreis2420,7204%Ronneburg Castle
Landkreis Bergstraße1820,3104%Auerbach Castle
Landkreis Fulda1418,7804%Schloss Fasanerie
Odenwaldkreis1418,6704%Burg Breuberg
Wetteraukreis2217,1704%Schloss Büdingen
Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg2215,0903%Schloss Weilburg
Landkreis Groß-Gerau512,1403%Jagdschloss Mönchbruch
Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf2411,6802%Schloss Rauischholzhausen
Vogelsbergkreis189,7102%Romrod Castle
Landkreis Kassel258,3702%Burgberg
Schwalm-Eder-Kreis287,3102%Spangenberg Castle
Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg195,5601%Schloss Eichhof
Frankfurt am Main104,7801%Bolongaropalast
Offenbach am Main33,7801%Büsing-Palais
Landkreis Offenbach62,5001%Heusenstamm Castle

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Source: Chateaupedia, “The most searched-for castles in Hesse in 2026”, https://chateaupedia.com/en/presse/most-searched-castles-germany-2026/hessen, volumes as of October 25, 2026

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According to a Chateaupedia study of Google searches, the most searched-for castle in Hesse in 2026 is Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, with 33,100 searches a month.

Method

The volume used is Google Ads data, read from DataForSEO: the average monthly searches for the castle’s name over twelve months, from Germany and in German (“Schloss Neuschwanstein”, “Burg Eltz”). Each name is re-read every ninety days.

The filters are those of the French study. With no Google reviews and three Wikipedia languages or fewer, a volume of 5,000 searches or more almost always measures something else (a town, a holiday park), and the name is set aside. When Google knows the place, the volume is capped at twenty times its reviews. Names made only of generic words (“Altes Schloss”, “Burgruine”) are set aside, and namesakes count once.

The area is that of the castle’s address: its state, its district or its district-free city. An area has its page from three searched-for castles. Media may reuse these figures by crediting Chateaupedia with a link to the page.

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