Hungen Castle

The castle in Hungen is not only an eye-catcher in the otherwise rather simple shepherd town on the edge of the Wetterau.
The castle is visible evidence of citizens' initiative. Where the previous owners and the city of Hungen had little or nothing left for preservation, it was thanks to an initiative by committed citizens in the 1970s that the dilapidated castle was awakened from its coma.
The Hungen Castle is impressive and its residents thank you with a rich cultural program.

My thanks go to that
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Hungen Castle
A castle complex in Hungen that was owned by the Falkensteiners is documented for the year 1383. It was probably built after Hungen was granted city rights in 1361. The Falkensteins died out in 1418 and parts of their property, including the castle in Hungen, fell to the Counts of Solms. Around 1455, Bernhard II von Solms-Braunfels built a larger castle on this site, probably using the fabric of the previous building. The building was extended about 30 years later, 1487-1492, by Bernhard III, before Count Philipp also redesigned the area. He had some parts of the building demolished and, among other things, built a stair tower (1574) instead. In 1616 the city wall and ramparts were built. This wall was breached by Hungen during the construction of the Gießen–Gelnhausen railway line.
During the Second World War, the palace served the National Socialists as a collection point for Jewish cultural assets stolen from Western Europe, especially libraries. After the war, the complex was used as a retirement home and as a residence for Turkish guest workers.
In 1974 the owner at the time, Hans Georg von Oppersdorf, gave the dilapidated castle - which he had inherited from his father-in-law, Prince Georg Friedrich zu Solms-Braunfels - to a community of owners who restored the building.[2] On the Day of the Open Monument in 2014, the castle was presented to the public again forty years after it was donated.
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Hungen Castle is a well restored and refurbished complex. A detour here is worthwhile.