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Runkel

Runkel Castle

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Location: Runkel, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Kirschhofen weir on the Lahn cycle path – View of Runkel Castle loop from Eschhofen

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2. Kirschhofen weir on the Lahn cycle path – View of Runkel Castle loop from Elz

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3. View of Runkel Castle – View of Runkel Castle loop from Oberbrechen

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Sanne 😇

January 1, 2021

The picture says it all.

Either you like it or you don't.

I like castles and palaces, even if I don't know any historical part of the castle / s. 🍀

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Sebastian

April 18, 2021

Not only is the well-known view of Runkel with the old Lahn bridge, crooked half-timbered houses on the rock and the seemingly impregnable castle above, magical, the wild history of the small town is also magical. Barely a hundred years after it was founded, family feuds began in 1250 and Siegfried von Runkel drove his cousin Heinrich from his home and court.

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Stephan N

December 10, 2021

The medieval Runkel Castle, first mentioned in 1159, still defines Runkel's townscape today.

The mighty, fortified towers of Runkel Castle rise suddenly and unexpectedly on rigid, vertically sloping rocks in the middle of the lovely Lahn Valley. Still an example of an early medieval defensive structure today, it appears impregnable to the observer from the Lahn side.

The following can be visited: castle ruins with a tower ascent, historical rooms, old paintings, old furniture, weapons and equipment, vaults with a large wine press (Runkeler Rote was pressed here centuries ago), torture chamber, etc.

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Location: Runkel, Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg, Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

Runkel Castle

1. Kirschhofen weir on the Lahn cycle path – View of Runkel Castle loop from Eschhofen

2. Kirschhofen weir on the Lahn cycle path – View of Runkel Castle loop from Elz

3. View of Runkel Castle – View of Runkel Castle loop from Oberbrechen

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