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Le château en bref
Located on the heights along the road linking Oberhaslach to Wangenbourg, Nideck Castle was built in the early 13th century by the lords of Nideck and first mentioned in a charter of 1264 as the property of Lord Bourckard, burgrave of Nideck. It consists of an upper castle, a fortified residence, and a lower castle whose role was mainly defensive. Inhabited in succession by several noble families, it was abandoned at the end of the 15th century and gradually fell into ruin. Forgotten for centuries, it was rediscovered by Romantic writers in the 19th century and made famous by the legend of the giants popularised by the Brothers Grimm. Classified as a historic monument since December 1898, the site is now freely accessible all year round, a 20-minute walk from the car park, not far from the famous Nideck waterfall.