Last Updated on 01/04/2025
After visiting the old town with its fortified walls, Büdingen, we move a few kilometers and see the Ronneburg castle, and then take a short look at Gelnhausen.
Büdingen – a medieval town off the beaten track
Read about the styles, decorations and features of half-timbered houses in the topic Half timbered houses in Germany through history
Other attractions in the region are indicated on the maps of attractions Main and Spessart map. Würzburg – Hanau and Attractions around Frankfurt am Main, along the Rhine to Koblenz.
What to see in Würzburg
Spessart. Mespelbrunn castle
“Mountain road” Bergstrasse. From Darmstadt to Heidelberg
Odenwald sightseeing
Rhine castles from Kaub to Koblenz and Lorelei rock
Eisenach. Wartburg Castle
Castles on the Middle Rhine on the map. 1. From Rüdesheim to Bacharach
Ronneburg Castle
Ronneburg is also a former property of the Isenburg-Büdingen, which they had to sell to a relative.
In fact, the castle ceased to serve as a home for the collateral line of counts in the 17th century, when it burned and was plundered during the Thirty Years’ War. Religious refugees, persecuted Jews and Gypsies, and representatives of other groups not welcomed by society lived there. At the same time, local residents dismantled the crumbling buildings for building materials.
Nevertheless, the castle has managed to survive to this day in very good condition. A significant part of the buildings from the 14th-16th centuries has remained intact. Of course, there are practically no interiors, but the kitchen, some furniture and even paintings in places have been well preserved.
As an additional entertainment, there are birds of prey.
Every self-respecting castle must have a well. This one is very deep.
You can try on the armor at the end of the passage.
Model of a fortress siege.
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Pharmacy. Pharmacy. Büdingen and the surrounding lands were distinguished by special zeal in the persecution of “witches”: more than 400 people were executed with a small population.
View from the tower.
Gelnhausen
The city was founded by Friedrich Barbarossa. At the same time, a palatinate (a travel palace and meeting place) was founded here, which was important in the 12th century and the ruins of which can be seen. In the 14th century, the city was no longer interesting to the Kaisers, and they began to transfer it from one neighboring possession to another.
The city centre is also very historical – and very lively, unlike Büdingen. It is located on a very steep slope.
The oldest house in Hesse
We didn’t get to the palatinate, as there was also adventure golf on the agenda. Actually, only ruins remained there – the palace burned down during the Thirty Years’ War. And the golf, by the way, is good. This is the first place we visited where they thought to offer sunscreen to visitors. The golf is located halfway to the next town to the east (2.5 km from the center).
Büdingen – a medieval town off the beaten track
Read about the styles, decorations and features of half-timbered houses in the topic Half timbered houses in Germany through history
Other attractions in the region are indicated on the maps of attractions Main and Spessart map. Würzburg – Hanau and Attractions around Frankfurt am Main, along the Rhine to Koblenz.
What to see in Würzburg
Spessart. Mespelbrunn castle
“Mountain road” Bergstrasse. From Darmstadt to Heidelberg
Odenwald sightseeing
Rhine castles from Kaub to Koblenz and Lorelei rock
Eisenach. Wartburg Castle
Castles on the Middle Rhine on the map. 1. From Rüdesheim to Bacharach
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