List of castles in Hesse

• 2.1 County of Gießen
• 2.2 Lahn- Dill-Kreis
• 2.3 Limburg- Weilburg
• 2.4 Marburg- Biedenkopf
• 2.5 Vogelsberg

• 3.1 Kassel
• 3.2 Fulda district
• 3.3 Hersfeld- Rotenburg
• 3.4 Kassel district
• 3.5 Schwalm- Eder-Kreis
• 3.6 Waldeck- Frankenberg
• 3.7 Werra -Meissner

On the territory of the German state of Hesse, a variety of castles and palaces, many of them, however, is capable of more or less well-preserved ruins. This partly retrospective on a 1000 -year-old or even longer story buildings, dating from the beginning of the early Middle Ages to modern times, the scene were historical events and workplace well-known personalities and are often still impressive facilities.

Regional characteristics exist in Hessen, particularly in the customs castles on the Rhine and the many noble residences at the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt am Main. In the Hessian mountainous regions the dominant form of castle was the altitude or spur castle. Water or lowland castles due to their topography, mostly in the local situation, often heavily overbuilt or reshaped in their substance in later times.

Over time, the majority of castles came into the possession of larger local gentry, some have been converted into castles. The most important palace buildings Hessen go back to the larger princely houses as Hesse -Cassel, Hesse -Darmstadt and Nassau. In Südhessen still be added some Electoral Mainz and kurpfälzische castle building. More castles, dating back to the clergy, derived from the Abbey of Fulda (later Diocese ) and the Abbey Hersfeld.

The representation needs of smaller rulers like the Count of Erbach, Count of Hanau, Count of Solms, Count of Isenburg or counts and princes of Waldeck and its subsidiary lines has had in many Hessian towns worth seeing residences arise, which are still well preserved. Also, the lower nobility, for example, the lords of Buchenau or the Lords of Hutten, built sizable residences that still determine the townscape in many villages and represent centers of municipalities.

Many castles and palaces are now in the possession of the Management of State Palaces and Gardens Hesse, are inhabited or privately owned. For a large part of the ruins, there are local castle clubs who strive for the maintenance and security of the buildings and make them available to the public.

This list also early medieval hill forts, motte castles, festivals houses and residential towers are listed, as well as the resulting medieval manors, mansions or resulting from the development of cities and fortresses stately palaces. Both preserved and destroyed buildings ( ruins ) are listed, as well as totally missing proofs of former buildings ( approximately castle stables or only surviving than ground monument plants) as they apply in the relevant literature mention.

Darmstadt Region ( South Hesse )

Darmstadt

Balance at June 26, 2012 | 11 in (6 items)

Frankfurt am Main

Balance at February 24, 2014 | 23 in (21 articles )

City of Offenbach

Balance at 14 November 2010 | 3

Wiesbaden

Inventory on: July 4th, 2011 | 10

Kreisberg road

Balance at October 8, 2013 | 26 in (26 articles )

Darmstadt- Dieburg

Balance at 1 May 2013 | 34 in (34 products)

Groß -Gerau

Balance at: October 11, 2013 | 12 in (12 products)

Hochtaunuskreis

Balance at: October 30, 2012 | 22 in (22 products)

Main- Kinzig-Kreis

Balance at March 18, 2014 | 38 in (38 products)

Main- Taunus-Kreis

Balance at: September 5, 2012 | 8 in (5 products)

Odenwald

Balance at: September 12, 2012 | 17

Offenbach district

Balance at 27 May 2012 | 9

Rheingau- Taunus-Kreis

Balance at: October 30, 2012 | 47 ( in 47 products)

Wetterau

Balance at: October 30, 2012 | 34 in (33 products)

Giessen Region ( Central Hesse )

County of Gießen

Balance at: November 28, 2012 | 38 in (38 articles )

Lahn- Dill-Kreis

Balance at: March 10, 2013 | 25 in (24 products)

Limburg- Weilburg

Balance at: October 10, 2012 | 25

Marburg- Biedenkopf

Inventory on: December 27, 2013 | 67 in (63 products)

Vogelsberg

Balance at: November 28, 2012 | 24 in (23 articles )

Region of Kassel ( North Hesse )

Kassel

Balance at: September 17, 2013 | 15 in (14 articles )

Fulda district

Inventory on: April 3rd, 2013 | 30 in (15 items)

Hersfeld- Rotenburg

Balance at: November 18 2013 | 38 in (30 products)

Kassel district

Inventory on: December 27, 2013 | 46 in (43 articles )

Schwalm- Eder-Kreis

Balance at 13 May 2013 | 51 in (49 products)

Waldeck- Frankenberg

Balance at March 24, 2014 | 73 ( in 67 products)

Werra- Meißner-Kreis

Balance at: December 15 2013 | 34 in (28 articles )

Interesting

• The ruins of the High Castle, also called Homberg, in Homberg (Efze ) in the Schwalm - Eder district in northern Hesse has the third deepest castle well in Germany.
• The highest donjon Hesse can be found in today's Castle Bad Homburg, it is called the White Tower and comes to an impressive 48 meters and several centimeters.
• Burg Reifenberg in the district Oberreifenberg of Schmitten im Taunus Hesse 's highest situated castle on 680 m above mean sea level.
• The Weidelsburg at Wolf Hagen- Ippinghausen in the district of Kassel is the largest castle ruins in North Hessen.
• The Runkel Castle, ruins of a high medieval hilltop castle in the town of Runkel in Limburg- Weilburg is the largest castle on the River Lahn.
• A product derived from a water castle Hesse is located in the district of Hesse the city Osterwieck, but is located in the state of Saxony- Anhalt.