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Numerous castles (Burgen) and palaces (Schlösser) are found in the German state of Hesse. 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 ( castle), Festung ( fort/fortress), Schloss and Palais/Palast ( palace). Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.


Darmstadt

Frankenstein Castle

Frankfurt am Main

Offenbach am Main

Wiesbaden

Landkreis Bergstraße

Schloss Auerbach

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Landkreis Groß-Gerau

Hochtaunuskreis

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Main-Taunus-Kreis

Odenwaldkreis

Landkreis Offenbach

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Wetteraukreis


Landkreis Gießen

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Schloss Braunfels

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf

Landgrafenschloss Marburg

Vogelsbergkreis


Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Landkreis Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Schloss Waldeck

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

See also

Further reading

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

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