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Ulmen Castle

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Location: Ulmen, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. View of Reichsburg Cochem – View of Reichsburg Cochem loop from Ulmen

50.1km

03:26

750m

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2. Ulmener Maar Tunnel – Ulmener Maar loop from Ulmen

31.3km

02:01

380m

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3. Großes Schlitzohr Tunnel – Strohn Lava Bomb loop from Strotzbüsch

68.0km

04:52

1,070m

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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴

July 27, 2025

The lower castle has completely disappeared. You can still see the beginning of the ring that connected the lower castle and the Ulmen city wall, a two-story outer wall of the palace, as well as a cistern and some foundation walls of other buildings. The old part of Ulmen Castle was built around 1074 AD and likely rests on the remains of a Roman settlement. In the Middle Ages, Ulmen Castle was further expanded and divided into the upper castle, whose remains of the walls still exist, and the lower castle, which extended to the banks of the maar river. Two knightly families lived in the castle, which is believed to have never been attacked or destroyed until 1673 due to its size. Only the Sun King's troops succeeded. It was rebuilt, but fell again in 1689 during the War of the Succession. However, Ulmen Castle was also rebuilt this time, with only the city wall being abandoned. With the invasion of Napoleon's soldiers, Ulmen also became French and later Prussian. The empty castle, whose last descendant died in 1801, was auctioned to a merchant from Cochem, who sold it as a quarry. When a devastating fire burned Ulmen to the ground in the 19th century, the residents of Ulmen rebuilt their houses with stones from the castle. That's why you can still see a coat of arms on some of the stables today. It wasn't until the early twentieth century that Ulmen Castle was declared a listed building and became the property of the municipality of Ulmen. The castle is always freely accessible.

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Treteselber

May 29, 2020

Free access unless an event is taking place. Beautiful view of the town of Ulmen and the maar.

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"Der Jakobspilger"

December 14, 2020

Don't worry, the Vulkanadweg from Alf on the Moselle to Adenau runs in front of Ulmen, on the right "next to" the federal road.

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Location: Ulmen, Cochem-Zell, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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