The castle is really well hidden in the place and you can only find it if you look for it consciously. The castle complex was probably built as a moated castle in the 12th to 13th centuries.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Gr%C3%BCningen_(Pohlheim)
heimatverein-grueningen.de/index.php/die-burg.html

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Rather unknown castle in the area - but nicely decorated

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Location: Pohlheim, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. View of Grüninger Warte – Old Bridge over the Wetter River loop from Gießen

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