Burgruine Landskron

Here stood the magnificent walls of Landskron Castle, which was built in the 16th century. Today only parts of it are left. From the castle ruins you have a wonderful view over the Rhine plain, on clear days even to Frankfurt and the Odenwald.

The ruin is so great, it's worth it in every season

Before Landskron Castle was built, there was probably a Salic or Hohenstaufen fortification on the same site, which was owned by King Heinrich V and destroyed in 1118 by the troops of Archbishop Adalbert of Mainz.

The castle itself was probably built in the early 13th century. The oldest surviving written mention of the "Reichsburg Oppenheim" comes from 1244. This castle was destroyed in 1257 and 1275 by the citizens of Oppenheim in a dispute with the Burgmannen over their privileges. However, Rudolf von Habsburg forced the citizens to rebuild the castle by 1281. In 1275 the king pledged the castle to Ruprecht von der Pfalz. Accordingly, Ruprecht had the castle expanded. He was succeeded by his grandson Ruprecht III. as the owner of the castle, who also died there. In 1615, Elector Friedrich V had the castle rebuilt like a palace.

The castle burned down during the Oppenheim town fire in 1621 during the Thirty Years' War. It was only after the Thirty Years' War in 1668 that the castle received its present name "Burg Landskron". During the Palatinate War of Succession, French troops under Ezéchiel du Mas (Mélac) blew up the keep in 1689. In the years that followed, the citizens used the ruins as a quarry.

In the 19th century the ruins became the property of the town of Oppenheim, which in 1875 built a viewing platform on the stump of the keep. In 1978 the castle was transferred to the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Between 1990 and 1994, the state had the ruins extensively renovated and archaeologically examined.

Today Chester and I were there for the first time. Monday morning, around 10:30 a.m. and apart from two selfie queens, we had the ruin dreamily all to ourselves 🍀 I recommend everyone who has the opportunity to just drop by and enjoy this breathtakingly beautiful view. In any case, I took a break there and ate my bread wonderfully in the shade with a view of the mountain road. :) Incidentally, the ascent is not too strenuous! Anyone who is untrained and / or takes enough time to walk will get up there well and easily :) Little effort for so much beauty!

A very beautiful ruin, always worth a visit

A historical place with a great view

It went steeply bach up but the view compensated for the effort.

Fantastic view of the castle ruins when the weather is nice.

Be sure to enjoy the view!

unfortunately there is not much left of the old castle and the city wall, but nevertheless one can guess how important Oppenheim was

Just beautiful, great hiking trails

Very impressive, you can take very nice pictures of Oppenheim there.

From here you have a great view of Oppenheim with the Katharinenkirche.

I've seen great plays by the Shakespeare Company here. The ambience is a dream

Definitely worth a visit.

beautiful castle ruins above Oppenheim. From up here you have a great view of the Katharinenkirche and across the Rhine plain to the Odenwald.
Concerts and theater performances are regularly held up here in summer.

A mystical place, there you have a very nice view of Oppenheim. Have your camera ready ...

There you can take nice pictures of Oppenheim.

The Middle Ages are still alive everywhere.

Nice ruin above the church

Interesting and great ruin. Should have been visited.

Small but fine Christmas market

The outer walls and a large part of the city wall are still standing from the ruins. Around the ruins there is a large lawn area to linger and have a picnic. You can either climb up directly from the city, past the church, or come across the vineyards, the 3 towers path also leads to the ruins.

Very nice castle ruins with a great view. Definitely pay a visit if you're in the area.