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This is a list of castles and other such fortifications and palaces or country homes in Germany. Included are castles (German: Burg, Schloss), forts (German: Festung), palaces (German: Schloss, Palais, Palast), country or stately homes and manors, and even follies.
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Ramholz Castle, seen from the north, 2022. Ramholz Castle (German: Schloss Ramholz) is a German castle located in the hamlet of Ramholz in the Vollmerz district of the town of Schlüchtern, around 40 kilometres southwest of Fulda. The castle and park are cultural monuments according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act .
Hohenzollern Castle. Numerous castles can be found in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.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.
Neuenstein Castle, winter 2006. Neuenstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuenstein) is a castle in the middle of the town of Neuenstein.Built as the seat of the Hohenlohe-Neuenstein noble family, it now houses a castle museum and, with the Neuenstein Hohenlohe Central Archives, the shared house archive of the House of Hohenlohe, which is looked after by the State of Baden-Württemberg.
The Marksburg at Braubach, head office of the German Castles Association. The German Castles Association (German: Deutsche Burgenvereinigung) or DBV is dedicated to the conservation of historic defensive and residential buildings as witnesses of history and culture and has its headquarters at Marksburg Castle above Braubach on the Rhine.
Category: Castles in Germany. ... German castle stubs (113 P) Pages in category "Castles in Germany" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg , Festung (fort/fortress), Schloss (manor house) and Palais/Palast . Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.