Hungen Castle

Hungen Castle is a well-restored and renovated complex. A detour here is worthwhile.

Quote from Wikipedia: A castle complex in Hungen is documented for the year 1383, after Hungen was granted town rights in 1361. In 1418 the Falkenstein family died out and parts of their property, including the castle in Hungen, fell to the Counts of Solms. Around 1455, Bernhard II of Solms-Braunfels built a larger castle on this site, probably using the structure of the previous building. The building was expanded around 30 years later, 1487–1492, by Bernhard III, before Count Philipp also redesigned the area. He had some parts of the building demolished and, among other things, a stair tower (1574) built instead. In 1616, the city wall and ramparts were built. This rampart was breached during the construction of the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway line through Hungen.During the Second World War, the castle served the Nazis as a collection point for Jewish cultural assets stolen in Western Europe, especially libraries. After the war, the complex was used as a retirement home and accommodation for Turkish guest workers. In 1974, the then owner Hans Georg von Oppersdorf donated the dilapidated castle to a community of owners who restored the buildings. On the Day of Open Monuments in 2014, the castle was presented to the public again forty years after the donation. freundeskreis-schloss-hungen.de/schloss

Nice little castle 🏰