Saarstein Castle
| Saarstein Castle | ||
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| Creation time : | 1351 | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Burgstall | |
| Standing position : | Clericals, nobles | |
| Place: | Mettlach | |
| Geographical location | 49 ° 30 '9.7 " N , 6 ° 33' 26.6" E | |
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The castle Saarstein is an Outbound hilltop castle on a mountain ridge above the gorge of the wave creek valley near the town of Mettlach in the district of Merzig-Wadern in Saarland .
The castle was built in 1351 by Bishop Balduin von Trier , probably in connection with the siege of Montclair Castle, 800 meters away . The castle was last mentioned in 1439 in the possession of Arnold von Sierck.
Today's Burgstall (castle site) shows only small remains of the wall.