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A really beautiful and impressive facility with informative explanatory panels

Wonderful viewpoint of the small gemstone town

The Bosselstein castle ruins were first mentioned in documents in 1187, but have been falling into disrepair since 1660; however, they can now be visited again.

The remains of Oberstein Castle from the 14th to 16th centuries have been restored and are now used as a registry office.

Here you have a very beautiful panoramic view

Located high above Idar-Oberstein

Birkenfeld Castle was first documented in 1293 as a Sponheim property. At the end of the 16th century, Duke Charles expanded it into a princely palace in the Renaissance style. Count Palatine Charles founded the Wittelsbach branch of the Dukes of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, who became Electors of Bavaria in 1799 (and Kings from 1806). With the French invasion, the castle was declared French national property and auctioned in Trier in 1807. The complex could no longer be maintained by private hands and thus fell into disrepair. Parts of the outer walls and tower stumps, one of which was converted into an observation tower, as well as the former guesthouse with the gatehouse of the castle entrance, remain. Source: https://kulturland.rlp.de/datenbanken/einrichtungen/einrichtung/burgruine-birkenfeld

Unfortunately it is only a ruin, but thanks to some information boards you can get a good overview of where exactly what used to be. The special thing about this castle is that it actually had two outer baileys. The western and the eastern outer bailey. In the area of the former western outer bailey there is now a war memorial. In the area of the former eastern outer bailey there is an open area with a few benches.