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Allenbach Castle

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Location: Allenbach, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Eva-Loch Gorge – Allenbacher Weiher loop from Allenbach

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2. View of Steinbach Reservoir – Allenbacher Weiher loop from Allenbach

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3. Allenbach Castle – Small ponds loop from Sensweiler

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Hunsbuckel 🇺🇦

November 16, 2020

The heirs of Sponheim, the Margrave of Baden and the Count Palatine of Zweibrücken built today's castle from the quartzites, greywacke and sandstones of the castle. The sandstone walls of the castle windows date from the 12th to 13th centuries.

Allenbach Castle is now a listed building. The fact that the substance of the building was preserved after the French revolutionary troops marched in is primarily due to the last Allenbacher hut owner, Johann Mathias Sauermilch and his son Rudolf.

Sauermilch not only acquired the huts, but also lived in the castle and set up a line weaving mill there to offset the lower profits from copper smelting.

Rudolf Sauermilch died on February 7th, 1871 in Allenbach. The castle was rented and finally acquired in 1898 by the Idar merchant Max Purper.

He and his children preserved the building from the outside and enriched its interior.

The castle was used by the Max Purper family as a residence during the summer holidays. During the last world war the castle was occupied by a bakery company, which caused great damage. In 1957, Max Purper was recognized as a historical monument for the castle.

There are guided tours in the castle on the open day. Allenbach Castle is the only inhabitable castle from the Middle Ages in the Hunsrück, along with Eltz Castle and Gemünden Castle.

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July 13, 2021

The Allenbach Castle:

Allenbach Castle is, along with Eltz Castle and Gemünden Castle, the only inhabitable castle from the Middle Ages in the Hunsrück. Today it is a listed building.

Contemporary history at Allenbach Castle

1265: First documentary mention of Allenbach (Ellenbach), a castle from Sponheim

1437: Allenbach Castle is used as a stud farm. The property no longer has a defensive character. The castle is the seat of the bailiff von Allenbach.

1511-1528: reconstruction of the castle. Construction of the half-timbered building that still exists today.

1585: Allenbach Castle is shown for the first time with all buildings on a map of the Trier forest.

1804: Sale to the owner of the hut, Johann Mathias Sauermilch.

1898: The pearl dealer Max Purper purchases the castle.

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Michael

August 2, 2025

First documented mention of the Sponheim castle Allenbach in 1265

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Location: Allenbach, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Allenbach Castle

1. Eva-Loch Gorge – Allenbacher Weiher loop from Allenbach

2. View of Steinbach Reservoir – Allenbacher Weiher loop from Allenbach

3. Allenbach Castle – Small ponds loop from Sensweiler

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