Günderrode Castle (Höchst)

The castle's origins date back to 1245, when a moated castle called Hoesten was first documented on this site. This initial castle was later rebuilt by the Lords of Büches. However, as they engaged in brigandage, King Ruprecht had the castle razed to the ground in 1405 by the Landvogt of Wetterau, Herrmann von Rodenstein. About two decades later, in 1424, a “house with courtyard and rampart” was erected on the site. In the early 18th century, the Lords of Carben demolished this building and replaced it in 1718 with the current baroque structure. Only 38 years later, in 1756, the family sold the estate to Baron Johann Maximilian von Günderrode. After his death in 1784, his son Philipp Maximilian took over the castle.