The Dillenburg casemates were among the largest defenses in Western Europe from the early modern period (15th / 16th centuries). A defense system was created with bulwarks, casemates and battlements, …

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The Wilhelmsturm on the Schlossberg is today considered the official landmark of Dillenburg. The tower was built in 1875, today serves as a viewing platform and houses the Oranien-Nassau Museum with numerous exhibits from the Nassau family. If you are on the Rothaarsteig, you can see from the Wilhelmsturm what is in store for him (and what he has already left behind).

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Best Hikes to Wilhelmsturm and the Dillenburg Casemates

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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