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Hesse

Gießen District

Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Driedorf

Junkernschloss Ruins

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Gießen District

Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Driedorf

Junkernschloss Ruins

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    November 15, 2017

    The Junkernschloss (also called lower castle in distinction to the upper castle) is the ruins of a former moated castle in the community Driedorf in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hessian Westerwald.
    Before 1280 was here in the Rehbach-Mühlbach Valley a seat of the Lords of Greifenstein. In a dispute this fell to Otto I. (Nassau), who built between 1280 and 1290 on the remains of the old castle complex the square moated castle with courtyard and palas.

    Originally, the castle was strategic only. From 1303, however, she served Count Emich I of Nassau-Hadamar as a residence. This obtained for the castle upstream settlement in 1305 city rights. By sale the castle came to Otto II of Nassau-Dillenburg, who gave it in 1347 to the Junkers Johann and Wiegand von Mudersbach to fief. Since then, the castle is called Junkernschloss.
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      September 12, 2018

      Closed from 1 November to 31 March.

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        April 8, 2019

        On some pictures it seems as if the ruins of the castle are located outside in a meadow. However, she is in the middle of town which surprised me a lot. Definitely worth a visit.

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          Location: Driedorf, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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