Laukenmühle Castle Ruins

The history of the castle complex is largely obscure; The hilltop castle was probably built at the beginning of the 12th century. The archbishopric of Mainz was named as the former owner. A document from 1575 describes the castle as having fallen into disrepair. The ruins were not rebuilt in the years that followed, probably not least because they were never of strategic importance and, due to their small size, could not be used as a permanent residence. The castle complex is almost 30 meters long and 15 meters wide. Today, the ruins of the residential tower, which are still about 10 meters high and have a floor area of 7.5 × 6 meters, are the most striking feature of the ruins. Only small remnants of the ring wall have been preserved.The privately owned castle is in danger of collapsing and has not been open to the public for years.

Very dilapidated