List of castles in Hesse

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.

This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg (castle), Festung (fort/fortress), Schloss and Palais/Palast (palace). Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.


Darmstadt edit

 
Frankenstein Castle

Frankfurt am Main edit

Offenbach am Main edit

Wiesbaden edit

Landkreis Bergstraße edit

 
Schloss Auerbach

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg edit

Landkreis Groß-Gerau edit

Hochtaunuskreis edit

Main-Kinzig-Kreis edit

Main-Taunus-Kreis edit

Odenwaldkreis edit

Landkreis Offenbach edit

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis edit

Wetteraukreis edit


Landkreis Gießen edit

Lahn-Dill-Kreis edit

 
Schloss Braunfels

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg edit

Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf edit

 
Landgrafenschloss Marburg

Vogelsbergkreis edit


Kassel edit

Landkreis Fulda edit

Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg edit

Landkreis Kassel edit

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis edit

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg edit

 
Schloss Waldeck

Werra-Meißner-Kreis edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Rudolf Knappe: Mittelalterliche Burgen in Hessen : 800 Burgen, Burgruinen und Burgstätten. 2. Aufl. Wartberg-Verlag. Gudensberg-Gleichen 1995. ISBN 3-86134-228-6

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