List of castles and palaces in the Westerwald

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The list of castles and palaces in the Westerwald contains palaces, castles and castle ruins in the Westerwald . Abbreviations: typology (T), state of preservation (E). Ornamental and replicas that were never used as residential buildings or for defense are not listed .

Palaces, castles and castle ruins

Surname location construction time Remarks image
Altenwied Castle Castle complex in the area of ​​the community Neustadt ,
Verbandsgemeinde Asbach , district Neuwied 		around 1100 T: Höhenburg, spur position,
E: preserved / essential parts preserved		 Altenwied.JPG
Beilstein Castle Beilstein 1129 T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin, partially restored		 Beilstein Castle 2002.jpg
Blankenberg Castle (victory) City of Blankenberg , Hennef , Rhein-Sieg district T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin, partially restored		 Blankenberg Castle with the village Stein below on a postcard from around 1900
Braunsberg Castle Anhausen , Verbandsgemeinde Rengsdorf-Waldbreitbach , Neuwied district ,
on the Burgberg (field name Braunsberg) on ​​the left slope of the Aubach Valley on the Sayn-Wied plateau belonging to the Niederwesterwald , as the crow flies about 2.5 km west-southwest of the center of the village of Anhausen, north-northeast of the reservoir in the Aubachtal, on an imaginary line between the localities Altwied (district of the city of Neuwied ) and Anhausen, approx. ¾ km northwest of the center of an imaginary line between the localities of Oberbieber (district of the city of Neuwied) and Anhausen		 around 1200 T: rock castle ,
E: ruin (upper castle) , essential parts preserved (lower castle)
Part of the lower castle is used as a forest enterprise with living area
Ehrenstein Castle Asbach (Westerwald) ,
Neuwied district 		1331 T: Talhangburg,
E: Ruin		 Ehrenstein Castle.jpg
Ellar Castle Ellar around 1300 T: hill castle, location,
E: ruin		 Waldbrunn WW Ellar Burg.jpg
Freusburg Castle Freusburg (district of Kirchen ), Verbandsgemeinde Kirchen (Sieg) ,
Altenkirchen district 		913 T: Höhenburg,
E: preserved		 Freusburg Castle
Friedewald Castle Friedewald , community of Daaden-Herdorf ,
Altenkirchen district 		1580 T: Renaissance castle ,
E: preserved
Greifenstein Castle Greifenstein T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin, partially preserved		 Greifenstein - Castle - overall.jpg
Grenzau Castle ,
also: Burg Großfreuden, Gransioie		 at Höhr-Grenzhausen 1210 T: Spornburg,
E: essential parts preserved		 Grenzau Castle.jpg
Hachenburg Castle Hachenburg ,
Westerwaldkreis 		1594 Converted from an older castle complex into a palace, University of the Deutsche Bundesbank Hachenburg Castle
Hadamar Castle Hadamar 1607 Lock (preserved) The south wing of Hadamar Castle as seen from the Castle Square. On the left: part of the former farm yard building.
Hartenfels Castle Hartenfels ,
Selters Association (Westerwald) ,
Westerwaldkreis 		1249 T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin		 Burg Hartenfels Castle Germany.jpg
Herborn Castle Herborn ,
Lahn-Dill district 		End of the 12th century Former castle converted into a castle Herborn Castle seen from the west
Isenburg Isenburg ,
near Bendorf 		1100 T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin		 Isenburg 01.jpg
Junkernschloss , also Unterburg (Driedorf) Driedorf 1200-1300 T: Niederungsburg
E: ruin		 Remains of the Junkernschloss in Driedorf today
Lahr Castle Burglahr around 1300 to 1400 T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin		 Burgturm burglahr.jpg
Langwiesen farm between Boden
and Ruppach-Goldhausen ,
northeast of Montabaur 		16th Century Small moated castle,
E: preserved		 Luthmer IV-163-Hof Langwiesen.jpg
Mengerskirchen Castle Mengerskirchen ,
Limburg-Weilburg district 		1312 T: Talburg, location,
E: preserved		 Mengerskirchen Castle
Molsberg Castle Molsberg around 1600 Molsberg Castle
Montabaur Castle Montabaur 959 T: lock,
E: received		 Montabaur Castle
Neuerburg Niederbreitbach ,
Neuwied district 		1170 T: hilltop castle,
E: ruin		 Neuerburg
Neuroth farm between Salz (Westerwald)
and Bilkheim 		1760 Small moated castle,
T: moated castle,
E: preserved		 Neuroth farm
Oberburg Driedorf Driedorf 1305 T: Niederungsburg, location
E: Remains of the upper castle in the center of Driedorf,
E: ruins		 Driedorf Oberburg.jpg
Reichenstein Castle Reichenstein,
near Puderbach ,
Neuwied district 		1305 T: Hangburg,
E: Ruin		 Reichenstein castle ruins, Puderbach.jpg
Reifenberger Schlösschen Weltersburg near Westerburg , Westerwaldkreis 17th century T: Small castle in the locality,
E: preserved, use as a residential building
Reifenberger Schlösschen in Weltersburg
Sayn Castle Sayn (district of Bendorf ),
Mayen-Koblenz district 		12th century T: Spornburg,
E: ruin, largely preserved		 Sayn Castle, aerial photo 2013
Schönstein Castle Schönstein (district of Wissen ),
Altenkirchen district 		1255 Castle
(residence of the family of the Counts von Dönhoff )		 Schönstein Castle
Sporkenburg Eitelborn 1310 T: Spornburg,
E: ruin		 Sporkenburg 04 2009 008.jpg
Waldmannshausen Castle Elbgrund , (municipality of Elbtal ) in the Limburg-Weilburg district 1486 T: Niederungsburg,
E: preserved / essential parts preserved		 Front view of Waldmannshausen Castle, Elbgrund
Westerburg Castle Westerburg 1192 T: lock,
E: received		 Westerburger Schlossberg with castle and Protestant castle church

More castle ruins and desolations

Surname location construction time Remarks image
Burg Alt-Dernburgstrasse even Dernbach , Butschel or Topple called Seelbach ,
Lahn-Dill district 		1233 T: Niederungsburg in the locality,
E: defunct castle (1325 to 1326 finally destroyed in the course of the Dernbach feud ), remains of the wall
Old Castle (Rotenhain) Rotenhain ,
Westerwaldkreis 		... T: hilltop castle, spur location,
E: only foundation walls preserved		 Alte Burg Rotenhain aerial view
Altenkirchen Castle Altenkirchen ,
Altenkirchen district 		around 1314/1317 T: castle,
E: desert
Dernbach Castle Dernbach (Westerwald) ,
Westerwaldkreis 		around 1200 T: Fortress ,
E: Desert
Herzburg , also "Harzburg", "Herzberg", "Herzburg" and "Erzburg" between Michelbach , Borod and Ingelbach ,
Altenkirchen district 		... T: Spornburg,
E: Desert 		Herzburg section wall
Koberstein Castle Obererbach (Westerwald) ,
Altenkirchen district 		1343-1358 T: Niederungsburg,
E: desert
Liebenscheid Castle Liebenscheid ,
Westerwaldkreis 		before 1341 T: Niederungsburg,
E: ruin
Maienburg ,
also Eigenberg Castle 		Mengerskirchen ,
Limburg-Weilburg district 		1300 T: Talburg, location,
E: preserved		 Ruins of the Maienburg, Mengerskirchen
Monrepos Castle on the Rhine-Wied ridge of the Niederwesterwald , as the crow flies approx. 1.5 km west-and-a-half-south of Altwied Castle in Neuwied ,
district of Neuwied ,
(the preserved outbuildings belong to the Neuwied district of Segendorf ) 		1757-1762 T: castle,
E: laid down (on April 30, 1969), outbuildings preserved
Rennberg Castle near Linz am Rhein ,
Neuwied district 		1217 T: Höhenburg
E: only partially preserved		 Raceberg Castle.jpg
Steinebach Castle Steinebach an der Wied ,
Westerwaldkreis 		... E: only foundation walls preserved Archway of Steinebach Castle
Weltersburg Weltersburg near Westerburg , Westerwaldkreis 11th century T: hilltop castle,
E: wall remains
Schönstein Palace around 1860, Alexander Duncker collection

See also

Portal: Westerwald  - Overview of Wikipedia content on the subject of Westerwald