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Gießen District

Burg Ardeck Ruins

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Gießen District

Burg Ardeck Ruins

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Burg Ardeck Ruins

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Runkel Town Mill Weir – Runkel Castle loop from Flacht

42.9km

01:49

290m

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. View of Burg Hohenstein – Aartal Road Cycling Route loop from Bad Schwalbach

72.0km

03:08

590m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Idstein Old Town – Idstein Old Town loop from Eschhofen

97.3km

04:13

790m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Windbeutel

June 9, 2019

Castle Ardeck was in the Middle Ages Landesburg the county Diez. Your first documentary mention can be found in a chronicle of Tilemann Elhen von Wolfhagen from the year 1395th Probably served the relatively small castle initially as a border fortification against Katzenelnbogen. The builder is Count Adolf von Nassau-Dillenburg.

From 1467, the castle was the headquarters of the family of Dietrich von Diez, which they received in that year by the lords of the county Diez to the fief. The family held the Erbmarschallamt of the county Diez. Other of their relatives were the castle in the years 1487, 1589 and 1624 demonstrably as a fief.

After the family died out in 1727, the castle was no longer inhabited and disintegrated. Already in records from the year 1740 it is called completely expired. The ruin is today owned by the community Holzheim.

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Marc

May 21, 2024

The castle ruins are a beautiful eye-catcher 🤩 on a road bike suitable cycle path.

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🚴‍♂️ Klaus 🥾 🛤️ 🌴

October 3, 2020

Always nice to come by here. The castle is unfortunately in ruins and can be visited, or the decay can be seen inside.

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Runkel Town Mill Weir – Runkel Castle loop from Flacht

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3. Idstein Old Town – Idstein Old Town loop from Eschhofen

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