Top 20 Castles around Siegen

Simply beautiful. Everything has been said. Ideal place to stay

A beautiful old moated castle with an interesting history. Around the castle you can learn a lot about the castle on information boards. In the wooded area above there is an adventure playground and other boards showing the location of the various trades in the castle. Worth seeing and exciting. There are tables and benches all over the site to linger and you can also stop off in the depot (observe opening hours). Admission to the site is free.

I had asked friendly and was allowed to look at the castle courtyard. And since I have a DJH ID, I was also given the opportunity to buy a drink.

The Wasserburg Hainchen is the only moated castle in South Westphalia. The cultural-historical monument is located near the Rothaarsteig and has an eventful history. The Wasserburg Hainchen is a structural testimony to the most diverse epochs of Siegerland history. It was first mentioned in a document in 1290. Over the centuries, the moated castle of Hainchen changed hands several times. It experienced its heyday under the Lords of Bicken, who owned it for more than 350 years. From 1815, under Prussian state ownership, the castle gradually fell into disrepair. The Siegerland Castle Association has been the sponsor of the Hainchen moated castle since the 1970s. With great commitment, he pursues the goal of making the castle tangible. Today, the moated castle of Hainchen is a popular destination. The 33,000 m² park invites you to linger. You can stop off in the old depot on Sundays, public holidays and Wednesdays. 15 simple rooms are available for overnight stays in the moated castle of Hainchen. There is a conference room for seminars and couples can tie the knot in the newly furnished wedding room. Source: https://www.siegen-wittgenstein.info/de/poi/burg/wasserburg-hainchen/32973687/

There is a lot to look at, so make sure you take your time to browse around.

The complex, which was still preserved and inhabited around 1830, was used as a quarry in the late 19th century, which is why it is largely in ruins today. The hilltop castle stands on a mountain spur that slopes steeply on three sides; it thus dominated the past Bergische Eisenstrasse, later named Hileweg in 1048. In addition to the walls, the more than 20-meter-high, round donjon, which has a Baroque dome and is partially slated, and building remains from the 14th to 18th centuries and a polygonal bastion from the 15th / 16th centuries have been preserved. Century, which was expanded in 1757 and 1932/33. Only the outer bailey can be visited at any time. The buildings in which the von Hatzfeldtsche Försterei are housed are privately owned.

The Freusburg, which is now a youth hostel, is still very well preserved. Events take place in the inner courtyard of the castle. The café in front of the gate is very cozy and you can drink delicious coffee ☕ and eat cake 🎂 there. The historic town center with the small half-timbered houses rounds off the overall picture. When you look down on the impressive castle from the valley, high up on the mountain, you hardly think that you can visit something so great in your home country - always worth a visit.

There is a castle café here where you can get homemade cakes, waffles and cakes to take away on Sundays. Very, very tasty