Ramholz Castle

Ramholz Castle is located in the historic Ramholz Landscape Park, in the Vollmerz district of the city of Schlüchtern. The castle and park are cultural monuments according to the Hessian Monument Protection Act.

It was first mentioned in 1167 as a manor ("curia") of the von Steckelberg family. In 1501, a new building, the Old Castle, was erected here as the residence of the von Hutten family, who had owned the complex since 1482. The Hutten Castle is still preserved today as part of Ramholz Castle and features architectural peculiarities such as stepped gables and a stair tower. From 1883, the complex was owned by the entrepreneurial Stumm family. Baron Hugo von Stumm had the new building added by the Munich architects Emanuel and Gabriel von Seidl in the years 1893-1896, as well as an economic courtyard incorporating buildings from the 18th century. The castle is built in the Historicism style and combines elements of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classicism, and Art Nouveau. Today, a restaurant is located in the orangery.