Hermannstein Castle

En un regard

Le château en bref

Burg Hermannstein overlooks the Hermannstein district, three kilometres north of Wetzlar, from a rocky spur of the Schwarzenberg. Begun in 1375 by Landgrave Hermann the Scholar of Hesse to guard the border against the town of Wetzlar, then under the influence of the Counts of Solms, it quickly lost its strategic role. Pledged and partly ceded, it came to the Schenk zu Schweinsberg line, who built a residence there in the late 15th century. Abandoned as a residence in the 18th century and partly demolished, it was bought by a private owner in 1965 and by a Dutch couple in 2010, who have been restoring it since 2012. The massive keep, the palace with its oriel and the lower-ward residence form a largely preserved ensemble, today a private property offering guest rooms.