Wildenstein Castle (German: Burg Wildenstein) is a ruined hill castle on a hill, 486 m above sea level (NN), in the Wildenstein valley (Wildensteiner Tal), hidden in a wood at the foot of the Donnersberg near Dannenfels in the county of Donnersbergkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
| Wildenstein Castle | |
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Burg Wildenstein | |
| Dannenfels | |
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| Coordinates | 49°36′51.12″N 7°55′29.64″E / 49.6142000°N 7.9249000°E |
| Type | hill castle, motte |
| Code | DE-RP |
| Height | 486 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | wall remains |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1200 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | free nobility |
The castles is of the motte and bailey type. Together with the three other ruined castles of Falkenstein, Hohenfels and Tannenfels, it forms the ring of the "Donnersberg Castles".[1]
References edit
- ^ Information board at the castle, viewed 2009