Numerous castles are found in the German state of Hesse

Hesse

Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.

This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg

Burg

Burg is the word for castle in various Germanic languages.Burg or Bürg or Buerg may refer to:*Burg bei Magdeburg, a city in Germany*Den Burg, a town in the Netherlands* Burg, former name of Melber, Kentucky...

(castle

Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...

), Festung

Festung

Festung is a generic German word for a fortress. Whilst it is not in common usage in English it is used in a number of historical contexts involving German speakers:* For historical fortresses in Austria, Germany or Switzerland...

(fort/fortress), Schloss

Schloss

Schloss is a German word for a building similar to a château, palace or manor house; or what in the British Isles would be known as a stately home...

(manor house

Manor house

A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...

) and Palais/Palast (palace

Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...

). Many German castles after the middle ages

Middle Ages

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 were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.

Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden

Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...

 

• Schloss Biebrich
• Burg Frauenstein
  Burg Frauenstein (Wiesbaden)
  The Burg Frauenstein is a ruined castle in the town of Wiesbaden-Frauenstein in Hesse, Germany.It is not known who built Frauenstein Castle, but, based on dendrochronological evidence, its construction has been dated to around 1184. Built on a quartzite outcropping of the Spitzen Stein the castle...
  
  
• Schloss Freudenberg
• Jagdschloss Platte
• Burg Sonnenberg
• Stadtschloss Wiesbaden

Landkreis Bergstraße 

• Schloss Auerbach, Bensheim
  Bensheim
  Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain...
  
  
• Schloss Birkenau, Birkenau (Odenwald)
  Birkenau (Odenwald)
  Birkenau in the Odenwald is a community in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Its nickname is Das Dorf der Sonnenuhren – “The Sundial Village”.-Location:...
  
  
• Staatspark Fürstenlager, Bensheim
  Bensheim
  Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain...
  
  
• Heppenheimer Stadtschloss, Heppenheim (Bergstraße)
• Hinterburg, Neckarsteinach
  Neckarsteinach
  The four-castle town of Neckarsteinach lies on the Neckar in the Bergstraße district in the southernmost part of Hesse, Germany, 15 km east of Heidelberg.-Location:...
  
  
• Hirschburg, Hirschberg an der Bergstraße
  Hirschberg an der Bergstraße
  Hirschberg an der Bergstraße is a town in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hirschberg is situated on the Bergstraße on the western rim of the Odenwald. It lies between Weinheim to the north and Schriesheim to the south. Hirschberg consists of two...
  
  
• Burg Hirschhorn, Hirschhorn (Neckar)
  Hirschhorn (Neckar)
  Hirschhorn is a small town in the Bergstraße district of Hesse, Germany, and is known as "The Pearl of the Neckar valley”. Hirschhorn is a climatic health resort situated in the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald.- Location :...
  
  
• Burg Hundheim, Neckarsteinach
  Neckarsteinach
  The four-castle town of Neckarsteinach lies on the Neckar in the Bergstraße district in the southernmost part of Hesse, Germany, 15 km east of Heidelberg.-Location:...
  
  
• Kurmainzer Amtshof, Heppenheim (Bergstraße)
• Burg Lindenfels, Lindenfels
  Lindenfels
  Lindenfels is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :The climatic spa, also known as the “Pearl of the Odenwald”, lies in the Odenwald in southern Hesse and is nestled in a mountain landscape with a great deal of woodland....
  
  
• Mittelburg, Neckarsteinach
  Neckarsteinach
  The four-castle town of Neckarsteinach lies on the Neckar in the Bergstraße district in the southernmost part of Hesse, Germany, 15 km east of Heidelberg.-Location:...
  
  
• Neuschloss, Lampertheim
  Lampertheim
  Lampertheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Lampertheim lies in the southwest corner of Hesse in the Rhine rift at the Biedensand Conservation Area and borders on Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate...
  
  
• Schloss Rennhof, Lampertheim
  Lampertheim
  Lampertheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Lampertheim lies in the southwest corner of Hesse in the Rhine rift at the Biedensand Conservation Area and borders on Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate...
  
  
• Schwalbennest, Neckarsteinach
  Neckarsteinach
  The four-castle town of Neckarsteinach lies on the Neckar in the Bergstraße district in the southernmost part of Hesse, Germany, 15 km east of Heidelberg.-Location:...
  
  
• Schloss Schönberg, Bensheim
  Bensheim
  Bensheim is a town in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany. Bensheim lies on the Bergstraße and at the edge of the Odenwald mountains while at the same time having an open view over the Rhine plain...
  
  
• Starkenburg, Heppenheim (Bergstraße)
• Burg Stein, Biblis
  Biblis
  Biblis is a community in the Bergstraße district in southern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The community lies in the Rhine rift west of the Odenwald between Darmstadt to the north and Mannheim to the south; it also lies north of Bürstadt...
  
  
• Vorderburg, Neckarsteinach
  Neckarsteinach
  The four-castle town of Neckarsteinach lies on the Neckar in the Bergstraße district in the southernmost part of Hesse, Germany, 15 km east of Heidelberg.-Location:...
  
  
• Schloss Wiser, Hirschberg an der Bergstraße
  Hirschberg an der Bergstraße
  Hirschberg an der Bergstraße is a town in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hirschberg is situated on the Bergstraße on the western rim of the Odenwald. It lies between Weinheim to the north and Schriesheim to the south. Hirschberg consists of two...
  
  

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg 

• Schloss Alsbach, Alsbach-Hähnlein
  Alsbach-Hähnlein
  Alsbach-Hähnlein is a municipality in southern Hesse in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. It resulted from a merger of the two separate municipalities Alsbach and Hähnlein.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Burg Bickenbach, Alsbach-Hähnlein
  Alsbach-Hähnlein
  Alsbach-Hähnlein is a municipality in southern Hesse in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. It resulted from a merger of the two separate municipalities Alsbach and Hähnlein.- External links :* *...
  
  
• Schloss Braunshardt, Braunshardt
• Burganlage Dieburg, Dieburg
  Dieburg
  Dieburg is a town in southern Hessen, Germany. It was formerly the seat of the district of Dieburg, but is now part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg.-History:...
  
  
• Schloss Fechenbach, Dieburg
  Dieburg
  Dieburg is a town in southern Hessen, Germany. It was formerly the seat of the district of Dieburg, but is now part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg.-History:...
  
  
• Burg Frankenstein
  Castle Frankenstein
  Frankenstein Castle is a hilltop castle about 5 km south of Darmstadt in Germany. Modern claims of the castle having an influence on the work of Mary Shelley remain controversial.- History :...
  
  , Mühltal
  Mühltal
  Mühltal is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 6 km southeast of Darmstadt.-Notable people:*Karl Ferdinand Abt -Nazi politician*Johann Konrad Dippel -theologian and alchemist...
  
  
• Schloss Heiligenberg, Seeheim-Jugenheim
  Seeheim-Jugenheim
  Seeheim-Jugenheim is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of approximately 17,000.Seeheim-Jugenheim consists of seven villages:*Balkhausen *Jugenheim...
  
  
• Burg Jossa, Seeheim-Jugenheim
  Seeheim-Jugenheim
  Seeheim-Jugenheim is a municipality in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of approximately 17,000.Seeheim-Jugenheim consists of seven villages:*Balkhausen *Jugenheim...
  
  
• Schloss Lichtenberg, Fischbachtal
  Fischbachtal
  Fischbachtal is a municipality in southern Hesse in the district Darmstadt-Dieburg. The municipality has a total population of 2,686 inhabitants...
  
  
• Veste Otzberg, Otzberg
  Otzberg
  Otzberg is a municipality in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg, located in the Odenwald. It was founded in 1972 by the merger of six former independent municipalities....
  
  
• Wasserburg Schloß-Nauses, Otzberg
• Schloss Stockau, Dieburg
  Dieburg
  Dieburg is a town in southern Hessen, Germany. It was formerly the seat of the district of Dieburg, but is now part of the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg.-History:...
  
  

Hochtaunuskreis

Hochtaunuskreis

The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg.The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg...

 

• Burg Altweilnau, Weilrod
  Weilrod
  Weilrod is a municipality made up of several villages in the northwest Hochtaunuskreis lying in the Weil Valley in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Weilrod lies north of the crest of the Taunus, from 210 to 600 m above sea level...
  
  
• Burgruine Falkenstein, Falkenstein (Stadtteil von Königstein im Taunus
  Königstein im Taunus
  Königstein im Taunus is a climatic spa and lies on the thickly wooded slopes of the Taunus in Hesse, Germany. Owing to its advantageous location for both scenery and transport on the edge of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, Königstein is a favourite residential town...
  
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• Burgruine Hattstein, Schmitten
• Schloss Homburg „Friedrichsburg“, Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe
• Burg Königstein, Königstein im Taunus
  Königstein im Taunus
  Königstein im Taunus is a climatic spa and lies on the thickly wooded slopes of the Taunus in Hesse, Germany. Owing to its advantageous location for both scenery and transport on the edge of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, Königstein is a favourite residential town...
  
  
• Burg Kronberg, Kronberg im Taunus
  Kronberg im Taunus
  Kronberg im Taunus is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany. Before 1866, it was in the Duchy of Nassau; in that year the whole Duchy was absorbed into Prussia. Kronberg lies at the foot of the Taunus, flanked in the north and southwest by forests...
  
  
• Schloss Neuweilnau, Weilrod
  Weilrod
  Weilrod is a municipality made up of several villages in the northwest Hochtaunuskreis lying in the Weil Valley in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Weilrod lies north of the crest of the Taunus, from 210 to 600 m above sea level...
  
  
• Burg Nürings, Königstein im Taunus
  Königstein im Taunus
  Königstein im Taunus is a climatic spa and lies on the thickly wooded slopes of the Taunus in Hesse, Germany. Owing to its advantageous location for both scenery and transport on the edge of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, Königstein is a favourite residential town...
  
  
• Burg Reifenberg, Schmitten
• Kransberg Castle
  Kransberg Castle
  Kransberg Castle is situated on a steep rock near Kransberg , a village with about 800 inhabitants in the Taunus mountains in the German province of Hesse. The medieval building, which acquired its current appearance in the late 19th century, served military and intelligence purposes in World War...
  
  , Usingen
  Usingen
  Usingen is a small town in the Hochtaunuskreis in Hessen, Germany. Until 1972, this residential and school town was the seat of the former district of Usingen.-Location:...
  
  , Ortsteil Kransberg

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Main-Kinzig is a Kreis in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Wetteraukreis, Vogelsbergkreis, Fulda, Bad Kissingen, Main-Spessart, Aschaffenburg, Offenbach and the district-free cities of Offenbach and Frankfurt.-History:...

 

• Burg Dorfelden, Niederdorfelden
  Niederdorfelden
  Niederdorfelden is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.-Twin towns:Saint-Sever-Calvados, France...
  
  
• Pfalz Gelnhausen, Gelnhausen
  Gelnhausen
  Gelnhausen is a town and the capital of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main, between the Vogelsberg mountains and the Spessart range at the river Kinzig...
  
  
• Huttenburg, Sinntal
  Sinntal
  Sinntal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.It consists of the following localities:* Altengronau* Breunings* Jossa* Mottgers* Neuengronau* Oberzell with Ziegelhütte* Sannerz* Schwarzenfels* Sterbfritz...
  
  
• Schloss Philippsruhe, Hanau
  Hanau
  Hanau is a town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main. Its station is a major railway junction.- Geography :...
  
  
• Burg Ronneburg, Ronneburg
• Burg Schwarzenfels
  Burg Schwarzenfels
  The Burg Schwarzenfels, a ruined castle in the village of Schwarzenfels in Hesse, Germany.-Sources and external links:* in German....
  
  , Sinntal
  Sinntal
  Sinntal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany.It consists of the following localities:* Altengronau* Breunings* Jossa* Mottgers* Neuengronau* Oberzell with Ziegelhütte* Sannerz* Schwarzenfels* Sterbfritz...
  
  
• Burg Steckelberg, Schlüchtern
  Schlüchtern
  Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig at the southwest of a hill called Landrücken, approx. 30 km southwest of Fulda.-History:...
  
  
• Burg Brandenstein, Schlüchtern
  Schlüchtern
  Schlüchtern is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hessen, Germany. It is located on the river Kinzig at the southwest of a hill called Landrücken, approx. 30 km southwest of Fulda.-History:...
  
  
• Schloss Birstein, Birstein
  Birstein
  Birstein is a municipality on the northeastern edge of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis in Hesse, Germany with approximately 6,600 inhabitants. It was the home of the former principality of Isenburg-Birstein.-Geography:...
  
  
• Isenburger Schloss, Wächtersbach
  Wächtersbach
  -Location:Wächtersbach lies between the Spessart and the Vogelsberg Mountains in the middle Kinzig valley at the edge of the Büdingen Forest, not far from the towns of Gelnhausen, Birstein, Bad Orb and Bad Soden-Salmünster.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Schloss Ramholz, Ramholz

Odenwaldkreis

Odenwaldkreis

The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg,Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstraße. Odenwaldkreis belongs to the Rhine Neckar Area.-History:...

 

• Burg Breuberg, Breuberg
  Breuberg
  Breuberg is a town in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany, 28 km east of Darmstadt, and 20 km southwest of Aschaffenburg.- Neighbouring communities :...
  
  
• Burg Freienstein, Beerfelden
  Beerfelden
  Beerfelden is a town in the Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany, 28 km northeast of Heidelberg. The region around Beerfelden has for touristic reasons been dubbed the Beerfelder Land.-Location:...
  
  
• Burg Rodenstein, Fränkisch-Crumbach
  Fränkisch-Crumbach
  Fränkisch-Crumbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Burg Schnellerts, Fränkisch-Crumbach
  Fränkisch-Crumbach
  Fränkisch-Crumbach is a community in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Fränkisch-Crumbach lies in the middle Odenwald on the Gersprenz, which empties into the Main near Stockstadt.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Wehrkirchhof Bad König, Bad König
  Bad König
  Bad König is a town and resort in the central Odenwald in the Odenwaldkreis in Hesse, Germany, 29 km southeast of Darmstadt.- Neighbouring communities :...
  
  

Landkreis Offenbach 

• Burg Hayn, Dreieich
  Dreieich
  Dreieich is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It lies roughly 10 km south of Frankfurt am Main and with more than 40,000 inhabitants is the district’s second biggest town.- Location :...
  
  
• Schloss Wolfsgarten, Langen (Hessen)
• Schloss Schönborn, Heusenstamm
  Heusenstamm
  Heusenstamm is a town of over 18,000 in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.- Geography :- Location :The town lies on the river Bieber. Heusenstamm is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district...
  
  
• Burgruine Im Hayn, Obertshausen
  Obertshausen
  Obertshausen is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:-Location:Obertshausen is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district...
  
  

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Limburg-Weilburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus, district-free Wiesbaden, Mainz-Bingen, Rhein-Lahn.-Geography:...

 

• Boosenburg, Rüdesheim am Rhein
• Brömserburg, Rüdesheim am Rhein
• Burg Crass, Eltville am Rhein
• Burg Ehrenfels
  Burg Ehrenfels (Hessen)
  Ehrenfels Castle is a ruined castle above the Rhine Gorge near the town of Rüdesheim am Rhein in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the steep eastern bank of the river amid extended vineyards...
  
  , Rüdesheim am Rhein
• Stadtburg Eltville, Eltville am Rhein
• Burg Haneck, Lorch
  Lorch (Rheingau)
  Lorch am Rhein is a small town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.- Location :The town is characterized by winegrowing and tourism....
  
  
• Burg Hattenheim, Eltville am Rhein
• Burg Hohenstein (Taunus), Bad Schwalbach
  Bad Schwalbach
  Bad Schwalbach is the district seat of Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany.- Geographic Location :Bad Schwalbach is a spa town some 20 km northwest of Wiesbaden. It lies at 289 to 465 m above sea level in the Taunus, along the small river Aar...
  
  
• Schloss Johannisberg
  Schloss Johannisberg
  Schloss Johannisberg is a winery in the Rheingau wine-growing region in Germany, that has been making wine for over 900 years. The winery is most noted for its claim to have "discovered" late harvest wine.- History :...
  
  , Geisenheim
  Geisenheim
  Geisenheim is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany, and is known as Weinstadt , Schulstadt , Domstadt and Lindenstadt ....
  
  
• Burg Idstein, Idstein
  Idstein
  Idstein is a town of about 25,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its well preserved historical Altstadt it is part of the Deutsche Fachwerkstraße , connecting towns with fine timber-frame buildings and...
  
  
• Lauksburg, Lorch
  Lorch (Rheingau)
  Lorch am Rhein is a small town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.- Location :The town is characterized by winegrowing and tourism....
  
  
• Ruine Nollig
  Ruine Nollig
  The Ruin Nollig is a ruined castle above the village of Lorch in Hesse, Germany.-Sources and external links:...
  
  , Lorch
  Lorch (Rheingau)
  Lorch am Rhein is a small town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.- Location :The town is characterized by winegrowing and tourism....
  
  
• Schloss Reichartshausen, Oestrich-Winkel
  Oestrich-Winkel
  Oestrich-Winkel is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.- Location :This is a young town with roughly 12,000 inhabitants, having come into being in 1972 through the merger of the self-governing communities of Mittelheim, Oestrich and Winkel;...
  
  
• Schloss Reinhartshausen, Eltville am Rhein
• Burg Rheinberg, Lorch
  Lorch (Rheingau)
  Lorch am Rhein is a small town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.- Location :The town is characterized by winegrowing and tourism....
  
  
• Burg Scharfenstein
  Burg Scharfenstein (Kiedrich)
  The Burg Scharfenstein, a ruined castle near the town of Kiedrich in Hesse, Germany, was part of Archiepiscopal Mainz’s border fortifications. It had been erected 1160 under Christian I .-Sources and external links:* in German....
  
  , Kiedrich
  Kiedrich
  Kiedrich is a community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.- Location :The community lies in the Rheingau on the south slope of the Taunus, some 2 km north of the town of Eltville am Rhein and 3 km from the banks of the Rhine.- Neighbouring...
  
  
• Burg Schwarzenstein, Geisenheim
  Geisenheim
  Geisenheim is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany, and is known as Weinstadt , Schulstadt , Domstadt and Lindenstadt ....
  
  
• Turmburg, Walluf
  Walluf
  Walluf is a community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. With 5,581 residents in its 6.74 square kilometer area, it is the most densely populated community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis.- Location :...
  
  
• Schloss Vollrads
  Schloss Vollrads
  Schloss Vollrads is a wine estate in the Rheingau wine-growing region in Germany, that has been making wine for over 800 years.-History:After the donation of Verona in 983 the archbishopric of Mainz, the new owner, invested in vine growing, although vines had been cultivated there since Roman...
  
  , Oestrich-Winkel
  Oestrich-Winkel
  Oestrich-Winkel is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.- Location :This is a young town with roughly 12,000 inhabitants, having come into being in 1972 through the merger of the self-governing communities of Mittelheim, Oestrich and Winkel;...
  
  
• Burg Waldeck, Lorch
  Lorch (Rheingau)
  Lorch am Rhein is a small town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It belongs to the Rhine Gorge World Heritage Site.- Location :The town is characterized by winegrowing and tourism....
  
  
• Burg Wallrabenstein, Hünstetten
  Hünstetten
  Hünstetten is a community in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.-Location:Hünstetten lies in the Taunus north of the main ridge between Limburg and the state capital Wiesbaden.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  

Wetteraukreis

Wetteraukreis

The Wetteraukreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Landkreis Gießen, Vogelsbergkreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, district-free Stadt Frankfurt, Hochtaunuskreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis.-History:...

 

• Schloss Büdingen, Büdingen
• Burg Friedberg, Friedberg (Hessen)
• Burg Lißberg, Ortenberg
• Münzenberg castle
  Münzenberg castle
  Münzenberg is a ruined castle close to the town of the same name in Germany, dating from the 12th century. It is one of the best preserved castles from the High Middle Ages in Germany.-Architecture:...
  
  , Münzenberg
• Burg Rockenberg, Rockenberg
  Rockenberg
  Rockenberg is a municipality in the Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is located approx. 36 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main....
  
  
• Burg Vilbel, Bad Vilbel
  Bad Vilbel
  Bad Vilbel is a spa town with many mineral waters. Bad Vilbel is the town with the most inhabitants in the Wetteraukreis district in Hessen, Germany. The city center of Bad Vilbel is located 8 km northeast of the center of Frankfurt am Main...
  
  

Landkreis Gießen 

• Burg Arnsburg, Lich
  Lich, Germany
  Lich is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 12 km southeast of Gießen.-Constituent communities:Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole municipality, Lich is divided into the following communities:...
  
  
• Badenburg, Gießen
  Gießen
  Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
  
  
• Burg Cleeberg, Langgöns
  Langgöns
  Langgöns is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 10 km south of Gießen....
  
  
• Burg Gleiberg, Wettenberg
  Wettenberg
  Wettenberg is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 5 km northwest of Gießen....
  
  
• Altes Gronauer Schloss, Lollar
  Lollar
  Lollar is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Lahn, 7 km north of Gießen. The biggest production site of is located in Lollar....
  
  
• Burg Grüningen, Pohlheim
  Pohlheim
  Pohlheim is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hessen, Germany. It is situated 6 km south of Gießen....
  
  
• Altes Schloss, Gießen
  Gießen
  Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
  
  
• Burg Nordeck, Allendorf (Lumda)
  Allendorf (Lumda)
  Allendorf is a small town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the small river Lumda, 16 km south of Marburg, and 14 km northeast of Gießen.-Steinlager Allendorf:...
  
  
• Burg Staufenberg, Staufenberg
• Burg Vetzberg, Biebertal
  Biebertal
  Biebertal is a municipality in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 7 km northwest of Gießen.It is Denbigh's twin town...
  
  
• Burg Warnsberg, Lich
  Lich, Germany
  Lich is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 12 km southeast of Gießen.-Constituent communities:Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole municipality, Lich is divided into the following communities:...
  
  
• Neues Schloss, Gießen
  Gießen
  Gießen, also spelt Giessen is a town in the German federal state of Hesse, capital of both the district of Gießen and the administrative region of Gießen...
  
  
• Schloss der Fürsten zu Solms Hohensolms Lich, Lich
  Lich, Germany
  Lich is a town in the district of Gießen, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 12 km southeast of Gießen.-Constituent communities:Besides the main town, which bears the same name as the whole municipality, Lich is divided into the following communities:...
  
  

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Lahn-Dill is a Kreis in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Siegen-Wittgenstein, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen, Wetteraukreis, Hochtaunuskreis, Limburg-Weilburg, Westerwaldkreis.-History:...

 

• Burg Beilstein, Greifenstein
• Schloss Braunfels, Braunfels
  Braunfels
  Braunfels is a town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Framework Road.- Location :The climatic spa of Braunfels lies at a height of some 100 m above the Lahn valley...
  
  
• Oberburg Driedorf, Driedorf
  Driedorf
  -Location:Driedorf lies from 416 to 642 m above sea level on a tableland in the high Westerwald.-Mademühlen:Mademühlen has about 1000 inhabitants and lies in the "Hessischer Westerwald" protected area and in the European protected area network Natura 2000...
  
  
• Burg Greifenstein, Greifenstein
• Schloss Herborn, Herborn
  Herborn
  Herborn is a historic town on the Dill in the Lahn-Dill district of Hesse in Germany. Before World War I, it was granted its own title as Nassauisches Rothenburg. The symbol or mascot of this town is a bear. Scenic attractions include its half-timbered houses; Herborn is located on the German...
  
  
• Burg Hermannstein, Wetzlar
  Wetzlar
  Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...
  
  
• Burg Hohensolms, Hohenahr
  Hohenahr
  -Location:Hohenahr lies in the Lahn-Dill Highland at a height of between 260 and 440 m above sea level. Its constituent communities of Ahrdt and Mudersbach are on the shores of the Aartalsee .-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Junkernschloss, Driedorf
  Driedorf
  -Location:Driedorf lies from 416 to 642 m above sea level on a tableland in the high Westerwald.-Mademühlen:Mademühlen has about 1000 inhabitants and lies in the "Hessischer Westerwald" protected area and in the European protected area network Natura 2000...
  
  
• Burg Kalsmunt, Wetzlar
  Wetzlar
  Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...
  
  
• Burg Philippstein, Braunfels
  Braunfels
  Braunfels is a town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Framework Road.- Location :The climatic spa of Braunfels lies at a height of some 100 m above the Lahn valley...
  
  
• Burg Tringenstein, Siegbach
  Siegbach
  - Location :The community of Siegbach lies in the Lahn-Dill Highland in the valley of its namesake brook, the Siegbach, which empties into the Aar to the south at Bischoffen.More than half of the municipal area is wooded.- Neighbouring communities :...
  
  

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg 

• Alte Burg(Elbtal Hessen), Elbtal (Hessen)
• Burg Elkerhausen, Weinbach
  Weinbach
  - Location :Weinbach lies on the Lahn and the Weil between Wetzlar and Limburg an der Lahn.- Neighbouring communities :Weinbach borders in the north on the town of Weilburg, in the east on the community of Weilmünster, and in the west on the community of Villmar and the town of Runkel .-...
  
  
• Burg Ellar, Waldbrunn (Westerwald)
• Burg Freienfels, Weinbach
  Weinbach
  - Location :Weinbach lies on the Lahn and the Weil between Wetzlar and Limburg an der Lahn.- Neighbouring communities :Weinbach borders in the north on the town of Weilburg, in the east on the community of Weilmünster, and in the west on the community of Villmar and the town of Runkel .-...
  
  
• Schloss Hadamar, Hadamar
  Hadamar
  Hadamar is a small town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.Hadamar is known for its Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry/Centre for Social Psychiatry, lying at the edge of town, in whose outlying buildings is also found the Hadamar Memorial...
  
  
• Burg Kirberg, Kirberg
• Burg Laneburg, Löhnberg
  Löhnberg
  Löhnberg is a community north of Weilburg in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.- Neighbouring communities :Löhnberg borders in the north on the community of Greifenstein, in the east on the towns of Leun and Braunfels , in the south on the town of Weilburg, and in the west on the...
  
  
• Burg Limburg, Limburg a.d. Lahn
• Maienburg, Mengerskirchen
  Mengerskirchen
  -Neighbouring communities:Mengerskirchen borders in the north on the community of Greifenstein , in the east on the community of Löhnberg, in the south on the communities of Merenberg and Waldbrunn , and in the west on the communities of Neunkirchen, Elsoff and Oberrod .-Constituent...
  
  
• Schloss Mengerskirchen, Mengerskirchen
  Mengerskirchen
  -Neighbouring communities:Mengerskirchen borders in the north on the community of Greifenstein , in the east on the community of Löhnberg, in the south on the communities of Merenberg and Waldbrunn , and in the west on the communities of Neunkirchen, Elsoff and Oberrod .-Constituent...
  
  
• Burg Merenberg, Merenberg
  Merenberg
  -Location:Merenberg lies on the southern edge of the Westerwald between the district seat of Limburg and Weilburg.-Neighbouring communities:Merenberg borders in the north on the community of Mengerskirchen, in the east on the community of Löhnberg, in the south on the town of Weilburg, in the...
  
  
• Burg Neu-Elkerhausen, Runkel
  Runkel
  Runkel is a town on the Lahn River in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Runkel lies in the Lahn Valley on both sides of the river between the Westerwald and the Taunus, some eight kilometres east of Limburg....
  
  
• Burg Runkel, Runkel
  Runkel
  Runkel is a town on the Lahn River in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Runkel lies in the Lahn Valley on both sides of the river between the Westerwald and the Taunus, some eight kilometres east of Limburg....
  
  
• Burg Schadeck, Runkel
  Runkel
  Runkel is a town on the Lahn River in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Runkel lies in the Lahn Valley on both sides of the river between the Westerwald and the Taunus, some eight kilometres east of Limburg....
  
  
• Burg Waldmannshausen, Elbtal (Hessen)
• Schloss Weilburg, Weilburg
  Weilburg
  Weilburg is, with just under 14,000 inhabitants, the third biggest town in Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany, after Limburg an der Lahn and Bad Camberg.- Location :...
  
  

Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf 

• Burg Amöneburg, Amöneburg
  Amöneburg
  Amöneburg is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany. It lies on a mountain and is built around the castle of the same name, Burg Amöneburg.- Location :...
  
  
• Schloss Biedenkopf, Biedenkopf
  Biedenkopf
  Biedenkopf is a spa town in western Hessen, Germany with a population of 13,271.- Location :The town of Biedenkopf lies in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Ringed by mountains reaching up to 674 m above sea level – the Sackpfeife in the Rothaargebirge reaches this height – the town...
  
  
• Burg Blankenstein, Gladenbach
  Gladenbach
  -Location:The town of Gladenbach lies on the eastern edge of the Westerwald in the Hessian Highland . This part of the Lahn-Dill Highland is often also called the Gladenbach Uplands...
  
  
• Burg Breidenbach, Breidenbach
  Breidenbach
  Breidenbach is a community in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Neighbouring communities:*Bad Laasphe*Biedenkopf*Dautphetal*Eschenburg*Steffenberg-Community divisions:...
  
  
• Schloss Breidenstein, Biedenkopf
  Biedenkopf
  Biedenkopf is a spa town in western Hessen, Germany with a population of 13,271.- Location :The town of Biedenkopf lies in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Ringed by mountains reaching up to 674 m above sea level – the Sackpfeife in the Rothaargebirge reaches this height – the town...
  
  
• Burg Buchenau, Dautphetal
  Dautphetal
  Dautphetal is a community in Hesse, Germany, and is among the six larger communities of the 22 in Marburg-Biedenkopf district.-Geography:The community lies in the western part of the district about 37 km east of Siegen and about 15 km west of Marburg in the upper Lahn valley. It is...
  
  
• Burg Bürgeln, Cölbe
  Cölbe
  Cölbe is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Cölbe's municipal area lies on the southern edge of the Burgwald, a low mountain range and part of the Hessisches Bergland , and borders directly on the university city of Marburg to the south...
  
  
• Burg (Caldern), Lahntal
  Lahntal
  The community of Lahntal is found in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in northwest Middle Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Lahntal lies on the upper Lahn about 83 km north of Frankfurt am Main and about 7 km northwest of Marburg...
  
  
• Burg Neu-Dernbach, Gladenbach
  Gladenbach
  -Location:The town of Gladenbach lies on the eastern edge of the Westerwald in the Hessian Highland . This part of the Lahn-Dill Highland is often also called the Gladenbach Uplands...
  
  
• Burg Ebsdorf, Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund is a community consisting of 11 villages in the southeast of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.The community's municipal area extends over the Ebsdorfer Grund in the valley of the Zwester Ohm and the areas around its edges, connecting the Amöneburg Basin with the middle...
  
  
• Burg Elnhausen, Marburg
  Marburg
  Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
  
  
• Eselsburg, Lohra
  Lohra
  Lohra is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in the administrative region of Gießen in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Lohra's municipal area, measuring 49 km², stretches across the middle Salzböde valley and the Versgrund...
  
  
• Burg Etzgerode, Neustadt (Hessen)
• Hof Fleckenbühl, Cölbe
  Cölbe
  Cölbe is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Cölbe's municipal area lies on the southern edge of the Burgwald, a low mountain range and part of the Hessisches Bergland , and borders directly on the university city of Marburg to the south...
  
  
• Burg Forst, Neustadt (Hessen)
• Burg Frauenberg, Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund is a community consisting of 11 villages in the southeast of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.The community's municipal area extends over the Ebsdorfer Grund in the valley of the Zwester Ohm and the areas around its edges, connecting the Amöneburg Basin with the middle...
  
  
• Schloss Fronhausen, Fronhausen
  Fronhausen
  Fronhausen is a community in the south of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in the administrative region of Gießen in Hessen, Germany.The municipal area stretches along the district's southern boundary in the Lahn valley and its environs between Marburg and Gießen, and borders in the north on the...
  
  
• Burg Goßfelden, Lahntal
  Lahntal
  The community of Lahntal is found in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in northwest Middle Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Lahntal lies on the upper Lahn about 83 km north of Frankfurt am Main and about 7 km northwest of Marburg...
  
  
• Burg Hohenfels, Dautphetal
  Dautphetal
  Dautphetal is a community in Hesse, Germany, and is among the six larger communities of the 22 in Marburg-Biedenkopf district.-Geography:The community lies in the western part of the district about 37 km east of Siegen and about 15 km west of Marburg in the upper Lahn valley. It is...
  
  
• Burg Hollende, Wetter (Hessen)
• Hunburg (Betziesdorf), Kirchhain
  Kirchhain
  Kirchhain is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf County...
  
  
• Hunburg (Burgholz), Kirchhain
  Kirchhain
  Kirchhain is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf County...
  
  
• Burg Hundsbach, Rauschenberg
• Burg Hundsgeweide, Amöneburg
  Amöneburg
  Amöneburg is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany. It lies on a mountain and is built around the castle of the same name, Burg Amöneburg.- Location :...
  
  
• Kassenburg, Marburg
  Marburg
  Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
  
  
• Jagdschloss Katzenbach, Biedenkopf
  Biedenkopf
  Biedenkopf is a spa town in western Hessen, Germany with a population of 13,271.- Location :The town of Biedenkopf lies in the west of Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Ringed by mountains reaching up to 674 m above sea level – the Sackpfeife in the Rothaargebirge reaches this height – the town...
  
  
• Burg Kirchhain, Kirchhain
  Kirchhain
  Kirchhain is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf County...
  
  
• Burg Leiterstädt, Kirchhain
  Kirchhain
  Kirchhain is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf County...
  
  
• Lüneburg (Mellnau), Wetter (Hessen)
• Landgrafenschloss Marburg, Marburg
  Marburg
  Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
  
  
• Burg Mellnau, Wetter (Hessen)
• Burg Momberg, Neustadt (Hessen)
• Burg Münchhausen (Stadtallendorf), Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, which lies about east of Marburg.- Location :Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression Zone which is divided into basins and ridges...
  
  
• Burg Naumburg, Gladenbach
  Gladenbach
  -Location:The town of Gladenbach lies on the eastern edge of the Westerwald in the Hessian Highland . This part of the Lahn-Dill Highland is often also called the Gladenbach Uplands...
  
  
• Nellenburg (Neustadt), Neustadt (Hessen)
• Hof Netz, Kirchhain
  Kirchhain
  Kirchhain is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Kirchhain is located in the heart of the state of Hesse in Marburg-Biedenkopf County...
  
  
• Schloss Neustadt, Neustadt (Hessen)
• Burg Niederasphe, Münchhausen (am Christenberg)
• Burg Niederklein, Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, which lies about east of Marburg.- Location :Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression Zone which is divided into basins and ridges...
  
  
• Burg Offenhausen, Lohra
  Lohra
  Lohra is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in the administrative region of Gießen in Hesse, Germany.-Geography:Lohra's municipal area, measuring 49 km², stretches across the middle Salzböde valley and the Versgrund...
  
  
• Burg Radenhausen, Amöneburg
  Amöneburg
  Amöneburg is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany. It lies on a mountain and is built around the castle of the same name, Burg Amöneburg.- Location :...
  
  
• Schloss Rauischholzhausen, Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund is a community consisting of 11 villages in the southeast of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.The community's municipal area extends over the Ebsdorfer Grund in the valley of the Zwester Ohm and the areas around its edges, connecting the Amöneburg Basin with the middle...
  
  
• Burg Rauschenberg, Rauschenberg
• Burg Rickelskopf, Weimar (Lahn)
  Weimar (Lahn)
  Weimar is a community in the south of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Gießen administrative region, Hesse, Germany. The community's administrative seat is the centre of Niederweimar.- Geography:...
  
  
• Burgwüstung Röderburg, Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund
  Ebsdorfergrund is a community consisting of 11 villages in the southeast of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.The community's municipal area extends over the Ebsdorfer Grund in the valley of the Zwester Ohm and the areas around its edges, connecting the Amöneburg Basin with the middle...
  
  
• Schloss Schönstadt, Cölbe
  Cölbe
  Cölbe is a community in Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany.- Location :Cölbe's municipal area lies on the southern edge of the Burgwald, a low mountain range and part of the Hessisches Bergland , and borders directly on the university city of Marburg to the south...
  
  
• Burg Schweinsberg (Hessen), Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, which lies about east of Marburg.- Location :Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression Zone which is divided into basins and ridges...
  
  
• Burg Stedebach, Weimar (Lahn)
  Weimar (Lahn)
  Weimar is a community in the south of Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Gießen administrative region, Hesse, Germany. The community's administrative seat is the centre of Niederweimar.- Geography:...
  
  
• Burg Trugelrode, Neustadt (Hessen)
• Burg Waffensand, Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf
  Stadtallendorf is a town in Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, Germany, which lies about east of Marburg.- Location :Under the German system of Naturräume, Stadtallendorf lies in the West Hesse Depression Zone which is divided into basins and ridges...
  
  
• Burg Weissenstein, Marburg
  Marburg
  Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
  
  
• Wenigenburg, Amöneburg
  Amöneburg
  Amöneburg is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse, Germany. It lies on a mountain and is built around the castle of the same name, Burg Amöneburg.- Location :...
  
  

Vogelsbergkreis

Vogelsbergkreis

The Vogelsbergkreis is a Kreis in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Schwalm-Eder, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Fulda, Main-Kinzig, Wetteraukreis, Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf.-Geography:...

 

• Schloss Eisenbach, Lauterbach
• Burg Homberg, Homberg (Ohm)
  Homberg (Ohm)
  -Location:The officially recognized climatic spa of Homberg lies from 203 to 350 m above sea level in the valley of the Ohm, a tributary to the Lahn, some 19 km southeast of Marburg.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Burg Lehrbach, Kirtorf
  Kirtorf
  Kirtorf is a town in the northern Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Through the town runs the Deutsche Märchenstraße, or German Fairytale Road, a touristic route joining many of the places commonly associated with the Brothers Grimm's tales.-Geography:...
  
  
• Burg Seeburg, Schlitz
• Burg Schmitthof, Kirtorf
  Kirtorf
  Kirtorf is a town in the northern Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany. Through the town runs the Deutsche Märchenstraße, or German Fairytale Road, a touristic route joining many of the places commonly associated with the Brothers Grimm's tales.-Geography:...
  
  
• Burgruine Wartenberg, Wartenberg
• Schloss Romrod, Romrod
  Romrod
  -Neighbouring communities:Romrod borders in the north on the town of Alsfeld, in the east on the community of Schwalmtal, in the south on the community of Feldatal, and in the west on the community of Gemünden and the town of Kirtorf.-Constituent communities:...
  
  

Landkreis Fulda 

• Stadtschloss Fulda, Fulda
  Fulda
  Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
  
  
• Schloss Fasanerie, Eichenzell
  Eichenzell
  Eichenzell is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Fulda, 7 km south of the town Fulda.The letter processing center for Deutsche Post in the greater Fulda area is located in Eichenzell....
  
  
• Eichenzeller (Renaissance) Schlösschen, Eichenzell
  Eichenzell
  Eichenzell is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Fulda, 7 km south of the town Fulda.The letter processing center for Deutsche Post in the greater Fulda area is located in Eichenzell....
  
  
• Schloss Buchenau
  Schloss Buchenau
  Schloss Buchenau located in Buchenau between Fulda and Bad Hersfeld in the district of Eiterfeld- Buildings :The castle was built in 1618 by Georg Melchior von Buchenau and his wife Agnes von Schwalbach in the style of Weser Renaissance....
  
  , Eiterfeld
  Eiterfeld
  Eiterfeld is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the north of the district, 25 km north of Fulda.-External links:* * *...
  
  
• Burg Buchenau, Eiterfeld
  Eiterfeld
  Eiterfeld is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the north of the district, 25 km north of Fulda.-External links:* * *...
  
  
• Burg Fürsteneck
  Burg Fürsteneck
  Burg Fürsteneck is a castle, situated in central Germany between Fulda and Bad Hersfeld. It belongs to the commune of Eiterfeld. The castle is at an altitude of 406 meters on a small plateau.-History:...
  
  , Eiterfeld
  Eiterfeld
  Eiterfeld is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the north of the district, 25 km north of Fulda.-External links:* * *...
  
  
• Schloss Bieberstein (Hessen), Hofbieber
  Hofbieber
  Hofbieber is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany....
  
  
• Gelbes Schloss, Tann
• Barockschloss, Gersfeld
  Gersfeld
  Gersfeld is a town in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the Fulda River, in the Rhön Mountains, southeast of Fulda.-References:...
  
  
• Schlossanlage mit Herrenhaus, Burghaun
  Burghaun
  Burghaun is a municipality in the district of Fulda in the state of Hesse in Germany.Burghaun itself is a small town with about 3,800 residents...
  
  
• Burgruine Haselstein, Nüsttal
  Nüsttal
  Nüsttal is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany....
  
  
• Burgruine Wartenberg, Bad Salzschlirf
  Bad Salzschlirf
  Bad Salzschlirf is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany....
  
  
• Ruine Auersberg, Hilders
  Hilders
  Hilders is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany....
  
  
• Ruine Ebersburg, Ebersburg
  Ebersburg
  Ebersburg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany....
  
  
• Ruine Eberstein, Hilders
  Hilders
  Hilders is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany....
  
  
• Ruine Milseburg, Rhön
• Ruine Rabenstein, Rhön
• Wüstung Moordorf, Rhön
• Schwedenschanze, Rhön

Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg 

• Burgruine Altwehrda, Haunetal
  Haunetal
  Haunetal is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Haunetal is the district’s southernmost municipality.-Location:...
  
  -Wehrda
• Schloss Blumenstein und Burg Wildeck, Wildeck
  Wildeck
  Wildeck is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany lying right at the boundary with Thuringia, 54 km southeast of Kassel.- Location :...
  
  
• Burgruine Dreienburg, oberhalb von Friedewald-Lautenhausen
• Schloss Eichhof, Bad Hersfeld
  Bad Hersfeld
  The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld is the district seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel....
  
  
• Wasserburg Friedewald, Friedewald
• Burg Hauneck, Haunetal
  Haunetal
  Haunetal is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Haunetal is the district’s southernmost municipality.-Location:...
  
  
• Burg Herzberg, Breitenbach a. Herzberg
  Breitenbach am Herzberg
  Breitenbach am Herzberg is a community in southwesternmost Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany.-Location:...
  
  
• Schloss Hohenwehrda, Haunetal
  Haunetal
  Haunetal is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Haunetal is the district’s southernmost municipality.-Location:...
  
  -Wehrda
• Burgruine Landeck, Schenklengsfeld
  Schenklengsfeld
  Schenklengsfeld is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany lying roughly 30 km northeast of Fulda and 60 km southeast of Kassel.-Location:...
  
  
• Schloss Ludwigseck, Ludwigsau
  Ludwigsau
  Ludwigsau is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany. With an area of 112 km² it is Hesse’s biggest community by land area.-Location:...
  
  
• Burgruine Milnrode, oberhalb von Bad Hersfeld
  Bad Hersfeld
  The festival and spa town of Bad Hersfeld is the district seat of Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in northeastern Hesse, Germany, roughly 50 km southeast of Kassel....
  
  -Asbach
• Burg Neuenstein, Neuenstein
• Schloss Philippsthal, Philippsthal (Werra)
  Philippsthal (Werra)
  Philippsthal is a market community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany, right at the boundary with Thuringia.-Location:Philippsthal lies between the outliers of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest on the river Werra...
  
  
• Schloss Rotenburg, Rotenburg a.d. Fulda
• Sinzigburg, Haunetal
  Haunetal
  Haunetal is a community in Hersfeld-Rotenburg district in eastern Hesse, Germany. Haunetal is the district’s southernmost municipality.-Location:...
  
  -Rhina
  Rhina
  Rhina may refer to:* Bowmouth guitarfish, Rhina ancylostoma* Rhina, Hesse, a village in Germany...
  
  
• Burg Tannenberg, Nentershausen

Landkreis Kassel 

• Burgruine Falkenberg, Zierenberg
  Zierenberg
  Zierenberg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 19 km east of Bad Arolsen, and 15 km northwest of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Burgruine Falkenstein, zwi. Bad Emstal
  Bad Emstal
  Bad Emstal is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 19 km southwest of Kassel, Germany....
  
   und Niedenstein
  Niedenstein
  Niedenstein is a small town and an officially recognized climatic spa in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Niedenstein's main town lies in the southeast of the Habichtswald Nature Park right on the western slope of the Langenberge, a low mountain range reaching 557 m...
  
  
• Burg Grebenstein, Grebenstein
  Grebenstein
  Grebenstein is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 16 km northwest of Kassel on the German Framework Road. In 1762 it was the scene of a skirmish between British and French troops during the Seven Years War.-External links:...
  
  
• Burgruine Igelsburg, Habichtswald
• Krukenburg, Bad Karlshafen
  Bad Karlshafen
  Bad Karlshafen is a baroque, thermal salt spa town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It has 2300 inhabitants in the main ward of Bad Karlshafen, and a further 1900 in the medieval ward of Helmarshausen...
  
  
• Burgruine Landsberg, Wolfhagen
  Wolfhagen
  Wolfhagen is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km southeast of Bad Arolsen, and 23 km west of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Burgruine Malsburg, Zierenberg
  Zierenberg
  Zierenberg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 19 km east of Bad Arolsen, and 15 km northwest of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Schloss Riede, Bad Emstal
  Bad Emstal
  Bad Emstal is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 19 km southwest of Kassel, Germany....
  
  
• Burgruine Rodersen, Wolfhagen
  Wolfhagen
  Wolfhagen is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km southeast of Bad Arolsen, and 23 km west of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Sababurg, Hofgeismar
  Hofgeismar
  Hofgeismar is a town in the district of Kassel, in northern Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km north of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Burgruine Schartenberg, Zierenberg
  Zierenberg
  Zierenberg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 19 km east of Bad Arolsen, and 15 km northwest of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Burgruine Schauenburg, Schauenburg
  Schauenburg
  Schaumburg and Schauenburg are the two versions of the name of a regional German dynasty.The usage is scattered, historically as well as locally:* Schaumburg, a district and former county in Lower Saxony*Schauenburg, Hesse, a municipality in Germany...
  
  
• Burg Trendelburg, Trendelburg
  Trendelburg
  Trendelburg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany with a population of 5,282 on 30 September 2009. It is situated on the river Diemel, north of Kassel.The town is twinned with Pocklington, England....
  
  
• Weidelsburg, Wolfhagen
  Wolfhagen
  Wolfhagen is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 12 km southeast of Bad Arolsen, and 23 km west of Kassel on the German Framework Road.-External links:*...
  
  
• Schloss Wilhelmsthal, Calden
  Calden
  Calden is a municipality in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 12 kilometers northwest of Kassel.- References :...
  
  
• Wasserschloss Wülmersen, Trendelburg
  Trendelburg
  Trendelburg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany with a population of 5,282 on 30 September 2009. It is situated on the river Diemel, north of Kassel.The town is twinned with Pocklington, England....
  
  

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Schwalm-Eder is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Kassel, Werra-Meißner, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Vogelsbergkreis, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Waldeck-Frankenberg.-History:...

 

• Altenburg, Felsberg-Altenburg
• Altenburg
  Altenburg (Niedenstein)
  Altenburg is a mountain of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany....
  
  , Niedenstein
  Niedenstein
  Niedenstein is a small town and an officially recognized climatic spa in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Niedenstein's main town lies in the southeast of the Habichtswald Nature Park right on the western slope of the Langenberge, a low mountain range reaching 557 m...
  
  
• Burg Falkenberg, Wabern
• Felsburg, Felsberg
• Schloss Garvensburg, Fritzlar
  Fritzlar
  Fritzlar is a small German town in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, north of Frankfurt, with a storied history. It can reasonably be argued that the town is the site where the Christianization of northern Germany began and the birthplace of the German empire as a political entity.The...
  
  -Züschen
• Kalbsburg, Großenenglis
  Großenenglis
  The formerly independent community of Großenenglis has been since its amalgamation with Borken in 1974 with its population then of 1,190 the northernmost and largest by land area of Borken's constituent communities....
  
  
• Schloss Hausen
  Schloss Hausen (Oberaula)
  Schloss Hausen is a German castle and stately home in Oberaula....
  
  , Oberaula
  Oberaula
  -Location:Oberaula lies in the Knüllgebirge, a low mountain range, in the Aula river valley and its neighbouring valleys.The nearest towns are Bad Hersfeld , Schwalmstadt , and Homberg .-Constituent communities:The community consists of the six centres of Hausen, Friedigerode, Ibra, Oberaula...
  
  -Hausen
• Schloss Haydau, Morschen
  Morschen
  -Constituent communities:The community consists of the centres of Altmorschen , Binsförth, Eubach, Heina, Konnefeld, Neumorschen and Wichte.-Municipal council:Morschen's municipal council is made up of 23 members.*CDU 5 seats*SPD 14 seats...
  
  -Altmorschen
• Burg Heiligenberg, Felsberg
• Hohenburg, Homberg (Efze)
  Homberg (Efze)
  Homberg is a small town in northern state of Hesse in central Germany with about 15,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Schwalm-Eder district.-Geography:...
  
  
• Burg Jesberg, Jesberg
  Jesberg
  -Location:Jesberg lies from 210 to 675 m high in the Gilsa river valley eastsoutheast of the Wüstegarten, which at 675 m above sea level is both the Kellerwald range's and the Schwalm-Eder district's highest peak...
  
  
• Burg Löwenstein, Bad Zwesten
  Bad Zwesten
  -Location:Bad Zwesten lies about 8 km southeast of Bad Wildungen on the river Schwalm, which belongs to the Eder watershed. North of the community begins the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park.-Constituent communities:* Betzigerode* Niederurff...
  
  -Schiffelborn
• Burg Niederurff, Bad Zwesten
  Bad Zwesten
  -Location:Bad Zwesten lies about 8 km southeast of Bad Wildungen on the river Schwalm, which belongs to the Eder watershed. North of the community begins the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park.-Constituent communities:* Betzigerode* Niederurff...
  
  -Niederurff
• Obernburg, Gudensberg
  Gudensberg
  Gudensberg is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany. Since municipal reform in 1974, the nearby villages of Deute, Dissen, Dorla, Gleichen, Maden and Obervorschütz have been parts of the municipality.-Geography:...
  
  
• Jagdschloss Oberurff, Bad Zwesten
  Bad Zwesten
  -Location:Bad Zwesten lies about 8 km southeast of Bad Wildungen on the river Schwalm, which belongs to the Eder watershed. North of the community begins the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park.-Constituent communities:* Betzigerode* Niederurff...
  
  -Oberurff
• Burg Schönstein, Gilserberg
  Gilserberg
  -Location:Gilserberg lies at the foot of the Kellerwald, a low mountain range, nestled in the Kurhessen Highland on Federal Highway B 3, 60 km from Kassel and 30 km from Marburg.-Constituent communities:...
  
  
• Schloss Spangenberg, Spangenberg
  Spangenberg
  - Geography :Spangenberg lies in the Schwalm-Eder district some 35 km southeast of Kassel, west of the Stölzinger Gebirge, a low mountain range. Spangenberg is the demographical centrepoint of Germany.- History :...
  
  
• Burgruine Wallenstein, Knüllwald
  Knüllwald
  -Location:Knüllwald lies in the Knüllgebirge, a low mountain range, between the rivers Efze and Beise, south of Kassel.-Constituent communities:The community consists of sixteen centres: Appenfeld, Berndshausen, Ellingshausen, Hausen, Hergetsfeld, Lichtenhagen, Nausis, Nenterode, Niederbeisheim,...
  
  
• Schloss Wabern, Wabern
• Wenigenburg, Gudensberg
  Gudensberg
  Gudensberg is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany. Since municipal reform in 1974, the nearby villages of Deute, Dissen, Dorla, Gleichen, Maden and Obervorschütz have been parts of the municipality.-Geography:...
  
  
• Schloss Ziegenhain, Schwalmstadt
  Schwalmstadt
  Schwalmstadt is the largest town in the Schwalm-Eder district, in northern Hesse, Germany. It was established only in 1970 with the amalgamation of the towns of Treysa and Ziegenhain together with some outlying villages to form the town of Schwalmstadt.-Location:Schwalmstadt lies in the Schwalm...
  
  -Ziegenhain
  Ziegenhain
  Ziegenhain is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany....
  
  

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg 

• Schloss Arolsen
  Arolsen Castle
  Arolsen Castle is a baroque styled Schloss in Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany. It has served as the family home of the Waldeck and Pyrmont family. It was birthplace of Queen consort Emma of the Netherlands.-History:...
  
  , Bad Arolsen
  Bad Arolsen
  Bad Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse, Germany, in Waldeck-Frankenberg district. From 1655 until 1918 it served as the residence town of the Princes of Waldeck-Pyrmont and then until 1929 as the capital of the Waldeck Free State...
  
  
• Burg Aue, Wanfried
  Wanfried
  Wanfried is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeasternmost Hesse, Germany. It is classified as a Landstadt, a designation given in Germany to a municipality that is officially a town , but whose population is below 5,000. It literally means “country town”.-Location:The town lies right on the...
  
  
• Burg am Backofen, Vöhl
  Vöhl
  Vöhl is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany not far southwest of Kassel.-Location:Vöhl lies in the northern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park on the Edersee, a man-made lake.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  -Schmittlotheim
• Burgruine Bringhausen, Edertal
  Edertal
  -Location:Edertal lies roughly 30 km in a straight line southwest of Kassel. It is on the north and northwest edges of the Kellerwald range and stretches to the south shore of the Edersee and south and southwest of its dam...
  
  -Bringhausen
• Burgruine Eisenberg, Korbach
  Korbach
  Korbach is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and a former Hanseatic town. It is located on the German Framework Road.- Geography and geology :...
  
  
• Schloss Friedrichstein, Bad Wildungen
  Bad Wildungen
  Bad Wildungen is a state-run spa and a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in Hesse, Germany. It is located on the German Framework Road.-Geography:-Location:...
  
  
• Burg Hessenstein
  Burg Hessenstein
  Burg Hessenstein is a castle near Ederbringhausen in Vöhl in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the mountain Keseberg 327 m above sea level. It was constructed between 1328 and 1342...
  
  , Vöhl
  Vöhl
  Vöhl is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany not far southwest of Kassel.-Location:Vöhl lies in the northern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park on the Edersee, a man-made lake.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Itterburg, Vöhl
  Vöhl
  Vöhl is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany not far southwest of Kassel.-Location:Vöhl lies in the northern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park on the Edersee, a man-made lake.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Keseburg, Vöhl
  Vöhl
  Vöhl is a community in Waldeck-Frankenberg in Hesse, Germany not far southwest of Kassel.-Location:Vöhl lies in the northern part of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park on the Edersee, a man-made lake.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Kugelsburg, Volkmarsen
  Volkmarsen
  Volkmarsen is a small town in Waldeck-Frankenberg district in northern Hesse, Germany.-Location:Volkmarsen lies on the northern edge of the Waldecker Tafel where it flattens out into the Diemel Valley, some 28 km northwest of Kassel and 7 km northeast of Bad Arolsen.-Neighbouring...
  
  
• Burg Lichtenfels, Lichtenfels
• Schloss Reckenberg, Lichtenfels
• Schloss Waldeck, Waldeck
  Waldeck
  -Places:* Waldeck Castle, a medieval fortress/castle in Germany* Waldeck, Hesse, a town in Hesse* Waldeck or Waldeck-Pyrmont, a principality in the German Empire and German Confederation, and a state in the Weimar Republic, named after the above castle and town* Waldeck, Bavaria, a village in the...
  
  

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra-Meißner is a Kreis in the north of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Wartburgkreis, district-free Eisenach, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Schwalm-Eder, Kassel.-History:...

 

• Burg Aue, Wanfried
  Wanfried
  Wanfried is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeasternmost Hesse, Germany. It is classified as a Landstadt, a designation given in Germany to a municipality that is officially a town , but whose population is below 5,000. It literally means “country town”.-Location:The town lies right on the...
  
  
• Schloss Berlepsch, Witzenhausen
  Witzenhausen
  Witzenhausen is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany.It was granted town rights in 1225, and until 1974, it was a district seat....
  
  
• Burg Bilstein, Eschwege
  Eschwege
  Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
  
  
• Boyneburg, Sontra
  Sontra
  Sontra is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany.The air spa of Sontra is known as Berg- und Hänselstadt, with Bergstadt referring to the time when there was bituminous shale mining in town, and Hänselstadt to the town’s former membership in the Hanse...
  
  
• Ruine Brandenfels, Herleshausen
  Herleshausen
  -Location:Herleshausen lies north of a section of the boundary with Thuringia in the thickly wooded area between the Ringgau and the Thuringian Forest with the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the southeast...
  
  
• Landgrafenschloss Eschwege, Eschwege
  Eschwege
  Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
  
  
• Burg Fürstenstein, Eschwege
  Eschwege
  Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
  
  
• Gelsterburg, Großalmerode
  Großalmerode
  Großalmerode is a town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.- Location :The small town, which has had town rights since 1775, lies 21 km east of Kassel in the Meißner-Kaufunger Wald Nature Park on the river Gelster...
  
  
• Burg Ludwigstein
  Burg Ludwigstein
  Burg Ludwigstein is a 15th-century castle overlooking the river Werra and surrounded by beautiful woodland. It stands southwest of the town of Witzenhausen in North Hesse and can easily be reached by car or train and bus...
  
  , Witzenhausen
  Witzenhausen
  Witzenhausen is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany.It was granted town rights in 1225, and until 1974, it was a district seat....
  
  
• Schloss Rothestein, Bad Sooden-Allendorf
  Bad Sooden-Allendorf
  -Location:The spa town of Bad Sooden-Allendorf lies in the Werra valley near the Hoher Meißner, right on the boundary with Thuringia, almost at Germany’s geographical centre, 33 km east of Kassel.-Neighbouring communities:...
  
  
• Wasserburg Schwebda, Meinhard
  Meinhard
  Meinhard is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany.-Location:The community lies in the North Hesse Low Mountain Range landscape on the edge of the Werra valley, 3 km from the district seat of Eschwege....
  
  
• Schloss Willershausen, Herleshausen
  Herleshausen
  -Location:Herleshausen lies north of a section of the boundary with Thuringia in the thickly wooded area between the Ringgau and the Thuringian Forest with the Thuringian Forest Nature Park in the southeast...
  
  
• Schloss Wolfsbrunnen, Eschwege
  Eschwege
  Eschwege , the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.- Location :The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Werra at the foot of the Leuchtberg northwest of the Schlierbachswald and east of the Hoher Meißner...
  
  
• Burg Ziegenberg, Witzenhausen
  Witzenhausen
  Witzenhausen is a small town in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in northeastern Hesse, Germany.It was granted town rights in 1225, and until 1974, it was a district seat....
  
  

Literature

• Rudolf Knappe: Mittelalterliche Burgen in Hessen : 800 Burgen, Burgruinen und Burgstätten. 2. Aufl. Wartberg-Verlag. Gudensberg-Gleichen 1995. ISBN 3-86134-228-6