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Braunfels Castle with the castle church. The Braunfels Castle Church (German: Schlosskirche Braunfels) is a late Gothic Hall church. Completed in 1501, the three-aisled church features a 3/8 choir and a sacristy attached to the north. Until 1883, it served as the burial place for the Counts and Princes of Solms-Braunfels.
Numerous castles (Burgen) and palaces (Schlösser) are found in the German state of Hesse. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.
The castle church only arose in the late 15th century and underwent several remodellings until the 18th century. The Catholic Church of the Assumption of Mary , from the early 18th century, belonged at first to a Franciscan monastery, but later, in 1813, became the parish church.
St. Elizabeth's church also contains a wealth of other treasures, including the original choir screen and pulpit, misericords, sacrament niche and piscina. St. Elizabeth's has hosted a number of organs since the 16th century. The church's main organ is a 2006 Klais with 57 registers across three manuals and pedals.
After secularisation, the church was used as a parish church. In 1827, at the request of the Duchy of Nassau , the independent Diocese of Limburg was founded. This diocese contained the territory of the Duchy and the free city of Frankfurt am Main , with the bishop's seat in the former collegiate church of St George, which was promoted to the ...
The town is set on the vineyards below the mediaeval Starkenburg (castle). Defining for the townscape, besides the castle, is St. Peter, the “Cathedral of the Bergstraße” as the big Catholic church is known locally; it was consecrated on 1 August 1904, and is not a bishop's seat.
On the left is the lower castle with the Bergfried tower, on the right is the upper castle with the Hausmannsturm tower. Schloss Hessen is a schloss or castle in Hessen , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany. It originated as medieval moated castle before being converted into a Renaissance princely palace in the 16th century.
Medieval Hirschhorn Castle occupies a mountain ridge above the town. In the castle, which is fortified by walls and towers, a keep, a great hall, stables and several gates and outbuildings can still be seen. The Carmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation, consecrated in 1406, with its St Anne's chapel from 1513 is situated below the castle.