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Freienstein Castle Ruins

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Darmstadt District

Freienstein Castle Ruins

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Freienstein Castle Ruins

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Location: Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. View of Sensbachtal – Rothenberg Glider Airfield loop from Eberbach

46.0km

03:25

820m

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2. View of Sensbachtal – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Gammelsbach

50.5km

03:58

940m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Sensbachtal – Höllgrund Valley loop from Oberzent-Hetzbach

54.4km

04:28

1,050m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Michael🆂

April 16, 2017

Unfortunately, it seems to be in decline. Very sad ...

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Waschbär🐻🚿

August 5, 2018

Due to decay partially blocked!

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Mirco Dö

July 21, 2025

The castle was first mentioned in 1297 as Freinstein Castle.
It is situated on a spur above the Gammelsbach stream, in a strategically advantageous location. The B45, one of the most important regional transport routes, still runs through the valley, which is quite narrow at this point. Freienstein Castle once controlled this route between the Neckar region in the south and the Main valley in the north. At the same time, it marked the southernmost point of the Ebach counts' possessions. The mountain spur on whose slope the castle nestles belongs to the Weckberg, which is part of the Hirschhorner Höhe ridge, which stretches roughly north to south between the Gammelsbach valley and the parallel Finkenbach valley further to the west.
The castle was only partially fit for defense during the Thirty Years' War and was plundered by the Bavarians in 1622. From 1700 onwards, it was no longer permanently inhabited, and after the Beerfelden town fire in 1810, its building stock was used to rebuild Beerfelden.
The castle's existing walls are currently being extensively secured.

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Location: Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Freienstein Castle Ruins

1. View of Sensbachtal – Rothenberg Glider Airfield loop from Eberbach

2. View of Sensbachtal – Himbächel Viaduct loop from Gammelsbach

3. View of Sensbachtal – Höllgrund Valley loop from Oberzent-Hetzbach

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