CastleHachenburg

Hachenburg Castle

University of the German Bundesbank

Hachenburg Castle is located on an elevated position in the Westerwald. Originally a medieval fortress, it now presents itself as a Baroque palace, combining history with modern use as an educational institution.

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The origins of the castle date back to around 1180, when Count Heinrich II of Sayn initiated the construction of a castle. His son, Heinrich III of Sayn, completed the building in 1212 and is mentioned as the first lord of the castle and the town of Hachenburg. Under his patronage, the Cistercian monastery of Marienstatt was also founded. Following a town fire in 1654, which damaged the castle, a reconstruction took place under Count Salentin von Manderscheid and Count Georg Friedrich von Sayn-Hachenburg, transforming the complex into a Baroque palace. The Nassau-Weilburg architect Julius Ludwig Rothweil shaped its appearance through the new construction between 1715 and 1746.

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