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Hohenfels Castle Ruins

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Location: Imsbach, Donnersbergkreis, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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🇺🇦Uwe 🏃‍♂️1098🏍

July 27, 2021

Hohenfels Castle is the ruins of a hilltop castle at 545 m above sea level, located in the "Beutelfels" nature reserve north of the municipality of Imsbach in the Donnersberg district of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is accessible via a steep path from the "Weiße Grube" visitor mine in the Langental valley, past the Iron Man monument. More information at: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Hohenfels_(Pfalz)

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Veronika 2020

July 27, 2021

It is unclear when Hohenfels Castle was built, but it is certain that the complex, originally belonging to Prüm Abbey, was already the fiefdom and ancestral seat of a ministerial family in the 11th century.
burgen-rlp.de/index.php?id=40899

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Ralf

June 16, 2017

There's not much left to see of the ruins.
You can get an idea of what it once looked like. The information board is helpful.

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Yvonne

August 13, 2021

"Even though only a few remains remain, the history of this place in the Beutelfels nature reserve is still palpable. There is even speculation that a Roman mountain fortress or road station once existed in the area around Hohenfels Castle. The castle was destroyed in the spring of 1351 after a long and extensive siege by Counts Walram of Sponheim, Heinrich of Veldenz, and the cities of Speyer and Worms, who allied themselves on October 1, 1350, because of the Hohenfels robber barons."

rheinpfalz.de/lokal/donnersbergkreis_artikel,-burgentour-am-donnersberg-_arid,1481908.html

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Euphemia Anna 🌳

December 19, 2022

"Hohenfels Castle was built in the first half of the 12th century directly above the center of the Imsbach iron ore deposits in the Langental valley at the instigation of the Prüm Abbey (Eifel). The mining area had belonged to the abbey since the 9th century, so it can be assumed that the abbey had been mining there since that time. The castle was probably built to protect the mining area."
Source: Excerpt from the information board on site

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JR on Tour

August 15, 2023

Without the sign, you wouldn't know that there used to be a ruin here... nature has reclaimed a lot

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J & C

May 9, 2020

Unfortunately there is not much left of the castle ruins to see. It was definitely a great castle.

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Thomas

April 30, 2024

Hohenfels Castle ruins. Destroyed in the 14th century after robber barons attacked (2 simple siege ramparts to the north and south-east). The ring wall to the west is partly preserved. The interior of the castle is destroyed. Several terraces and enclosures are still visible. 2 large moats in front of the natural mountain spur, which served as a shield wall. The stump of the tower can be seen at the top. Beautiful castle ruins with Boland history.

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Kristian

August 27, 2023

The remains of the castle can be reached via a steep path from the "White Pit" visitor mine in Langental, past the Iron Man monument.

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Michael

April 19, 2025

Hohenfels Castle Ruins

Werner von Bolanden is said to have owned these around 1128.

Bolanden is first mentioned in documents around 1200.

The castle was destroyed in 1351.

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Jutta

May 22, 2019

There are countless mini-trails around the ruins, some of which lead to nirvana, so watch out!

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Michael

November 1, 2024

Nature will eventually take everything back

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Gerd 🥾🚴‍♀️🚵🛶

January 1, 2019

Unfortunately not much left, but a beautiful, idyllic place

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AEM

January 30, 2022

somewhat winding paths over trees and stones

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〽️atthias ⛰️🚲

7 days ago

Overgrown castle ruins - unfortunately closed to visitors due to risk of collapse

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Location: Imsbach, Donnersbergkreis, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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