CastleWindecken

Windecken Castle

To be privately owned

Windecken Castle, also known as Wonnecke Castle, is a historic castle complex in Windecken, a district of Nidderau in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse. It stands on a spur above the old town and was once a fief of the Bishopric of Bamberg to the Lords and Counts of Hanau.

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The first documented mention of Windecken occurred around 850 as Tezelenheim. The castle itself was built between 1260 and 1262 in agreement with the liege lord, Bishop Berthold, who enfeoffed Reinhard I of Hanau with the estates. In 1288, Ulrich I of Hanau received town and market rights for Windecken from King Rudolf I. The castle served as a residence for the Lords and Counts of Hanau, although the Hanau City Palace was preferred from the 15th century onwards. It functioned as a secondary residence, widow's seat, and administrative seat for various Hanau offices. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was severely damaged and plundered and destroyed by Croats in 1634.

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