District of Kaiserslautern: fortresses and castles

District of Kaiserslautern: fortresses and castles

Nanstein Castle, Landstuhl

Nanstein Castle is the landmark of the Sickingen town of Landstuhl. It was built in 1150 by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa above a 15 meter high sandstone ledge. The fortress was part of the Hohenstaufen protections guarding the old imperial lands in the southwestern Palatinate. Nanstein Castle is first mentioned in a document in 1189. Franz von Sickingen modernized the medieval fortress in the 16th century and turned it into a "mountain castle" that was supposed to be with the guns of the time. In 1523, in the so-called "Imperial Knights’ War", the castle was shot to pieces by Franz von Sickingen, the "last knight", the there of his wounds.

His sons received the ruin back from the Electorate of the Palatinate as a feudal tenure in 1542 and immediately rebuilt it as a mighty renaissance castle. In 1668 the fortifications were blown up upon the order of the Elector of the Palatinate. The castle contains architectural traces from five centuries.

In summer it serves as the stage for the castle festival Landstuhler Burgspiele.

Information: Tourist information Sickingen tourism Landstuhl, phone: 06371/1300012

Pearl castle ruin, spell

The Perlenburg on the Small hill near Bann probably dates back to the 12th century. You can make some walls of a medieval castle with its keep. The terrain was designated as an archaeological site in 1992.

informaion: Tourist information Sickingen tourism Landstuhl, phone: 06371/1300012

Frankenstein castle ruin, Frankenstein

This Hohenstaufen castle is high above the Speyer Brook which was constructed in several phases in the 12th and 13th century. Together with the entrance of the railroad tunnel and the Frankenstein church, the ruin forms a romantic ensemble of red sandstone. Guided tours can be arranged by phone.

Information: Tourist office Enkenbach-Alsenborn, phone: 06303/913168

Diemerstein castle ruin, Diemerstein

This ruin is located in a side valley near Frankenstein. The first nobleman of the Diemerstein castle what Rudegar of Diemarstein mentioned in a document in 1216. The castle was destroyed in the Thirty Years’ War.

Information: Tourist office Enkenbach-Alsenborn, phone: 06303/913168

Baroque castle, Trippstadt

The castle was built between 1764 and 1767 by Baron Karl Josef Franz von Hacke. A particular feature of this building is a lightning rod, the first one in the entire Palatinate, which was installed in 1776 by the local meteorologist, astronomer and physicist Jakob Hemmer. Today the castle houses the Rhineland Palatinate forest research institute.

Information: Tourist office Trippstadt, phone: 06306/341

Castle gardens, Trippstadt

The castle gardens were originally a geometric design in the Versailles style and were larger than today. L. von Sckell later transformed into English into a landscape. A "tree path" Running through the park leads you along the old stand of trees. Open year round.

Information: Tourist office Trippstadt, phone: 06306/341

Hohenecken castle, Kaiserslautern

The Imperial Castle "Honecken", first mentioned in 1212, which was constructed for the imperial and imperial palace. It was the seat of the dynasty of the senior officials of Hohenecken whose members rose to high office. In 1481 one quarter of the castle was sold to the Electorate of the Palatine. In 1525, during the Peasants’ War, it was ravaged by peasants.

Around 1560 the castle was expanded. Following disputes between the Hohenecken family and the Electorate, 1668 and completely blown up by French troops in 1689 during the Palatine War of Succession. The ruins are one of the most impressive testimonies of Hohenstaufen architecture.

Information: Tourist office Kaiserslautern City, phone: 0631/3652317

Wilenstein castle, Trippstadt

The 12th century, the time of Barbarossa. It was destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War. Today you can still see some wall sections as well as remain of the massive keep. The "reconstructed" older castle houses a hostel.

Information: Tourist office Trippstadt, phone: 06306/341

Castle Dieburg, Enkenbach-Alsenborn

Alsenz river at the edge of the village of Alsenborn. The remains of the castle are located on the present terrain of the outdoor swimming pool in Alsenborn.

Information: Tourist office Enkenbach-Alsenborn, phone: 06303/913168

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