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Laukenmühle Castle Ruins – View of the Ruin in the Taunus loop from Lauksburg

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Germany

Hesse

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Lorch

Laukenmühle Castle Ruins – View of the Ruin in the Taunus loop from Lauksburg

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Laukenmühle Castle Ruins – View of the Ruin in the Taunus loop from Lauksburg

05:04

17.7km

420m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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82 m

Laukenmühle Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

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.

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108 m

Stone Archway of the Former Reich Labour Service Camp

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Hopefully, the RAD won't be reinvented again:
RAD Camp 5/257, "Gottfried Keller" Detachment, was located in the Wisper Valley between Lorch and Bad Schwalbach.
The Reich Labor Service (RAD) was an organization in the Nazi German Reich. The law for the Reich Labor Service, enacted on June 26, 1935, stated: "All young Germans of both sexes are obligated to serve their people in the Reich Labor Service. The Führer and Reich Chancellor determines the number of conscripts to be called up annually and sets the length of service. Initially, young men were called up for labor service for six months (before their military service). From the beginning of the Second World War, the Reich Labor Service was extended to include young women.

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