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Waldeck Castle

The remains of the Castle can be visited

In the Rhein-Hunsrück district in Rhineland-Palatinate is Waldeck Castle Ruin, once the ancestral seat of the ministerial family of Waldeck. In the 20th century, it gained international recognition as the “Rhenish Youth Castle” and through the “Waldeck Festivals.”

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The first confirmed mention of a “von Waldeck” dates back to 1189. The castle complex itself was first documented in 1243, when the Knights of Waldeck pledged their castle to the Cologne Elector Conrad von Hohenstaden as a fief. In the 14th century, the castle was involved in the Eltz Feud, a conflict against the Trier Archbishop Balduin. After the defeat, Waldeck briefly became a fief of Kurtrier but soon returned to the influence of the Palatine Counts. In 1398, Palatine Count Ruprecht besieged and conquered the castle, commissioning the construction of a new tower. During the War of the Palatine Succession in 1689, the castle was destroyed by French troops.

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