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View of the Wallrabenstein castle ruins

Castles

Darmstadt District

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Hünstetten

View of the Wallrabenstein castle ruins

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View of the Wallrabenstein castle ruins

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Location: Hünstetten, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Idstein Old Town – Hohe Straße near Idstein loop from Idstein (Taunus)

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2. Idstein Old Town – Idstein Old Town and the Hexenturm (Witches' Tower) loop from Idstein

24.6km

01:41

260m

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3. Idstein Old Town – Wörsbachtal Cycle Path loop from Idstein (Taunus)

23.0km

01:35

220m

Expert mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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Wolfram/Ts. 🇺🇦

May 20, 2022

From down here, on the Wörsbachtal cycle path, "View of Wallrabenstein Castle (ruins)" would be more appropriate. 😉
taunus.info/angebote/kultur-und-geschichte/burgen-und-schloesser/burgruine-wallrabenstein/3442

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Franz5

May 23, 2021

Count Walram IV of Nassau-Idstein, son of Count Adolf I of Nassau-Idstein, built the castle around 1390. He died on November 7, 1393, at the age of 40, before his son Adolf II of Nassau-Idstein had the castle completed that same year. He later pawned it to Count Henne von Reifenberg.

From 1439 onward, the castle continued to be mortgaged and used as a retirement home. A cellar account from 1549 proves that it was still inhabited and in good condition.

During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was partially destroyed and rendered uninhabitable. The property has been privately owned since 1984.

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Franz5

August 15, 2022

Wallrabenstein Castle Ruins

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Wallrabenstein Castle, built by Count Walram of Nassau-Idstein and first mentioned in 1392, is strategically located at the foot of a hill that slopes steeply down into the Wörsbach Valley. The castle was the starting point for the entire settlement, whose fortifications were located here, and was frequently pawned after Walram's death, including to the Lords of Reifenberg.

A large section of the high shield wall with a circular lateral projection and the stump of a circular keep in the center of the wall has been preserved. To the northeast, a similar wall with a Gothic entrance gate extends, secured at the sides by a tall, hexagonal tower. Behind it are the remains of a multi-story residential building.

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Location: Hünstetten, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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View of the Wallrabenstein castle ruins

1. Idstein Old Town – Hohe Straße near Idstein loop from Idstein (Taunus)

2. Idstein Old Town – Idstein Old Town and the Hexenturm (Witches' Tower) loop from Idstein

3. Idstein Old Town – Wörsbachtal Cycle Path loop from Idstein (Taunus)

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