The remains of the Castle can be visited
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Laurenburg Castle
Laurenburg Castle is located in the area of the municipality of Laurenburg in the Rhein-Lahn district in Rhineland-Palatinate.
No remains of the original hillside castle are still present. The pentagonal, four-story keep presumably dates from the 12th or 13th century. Further components of the complex were a curtain wall and a neck ditch.
The complex was built around 1090, which is very early for a hillside castle. The builders were Count Dudo-Heinrich von Laurenburg, the first known representative of the House of Nassau, and his unnamed father. Previously, the family's seat was presumably in Lipporn. In the 12th century, the counts moved their seat to Nassau, after which they named themselves.
Several changes of ownership followed for Laurenburg Castle. When the field marshal Peter Melander von Holzappel, who came from Niederhadamar, bought the castle in 1643, it was in ruins. Only the keep has been renovated several times in recent times. Laurenburg Palace was built below the castle in 1800.
Today, the castle houses a small military museum.
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