Freudenburg Castle Ruins, Freudenburg, Germany

Freudenburg Castle was built between 1330 and 1337 by John, King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg. As part of a castle protectorate between Trier and Luxembourg, it served to secure the road between the cities of Trier and Metz.

During the 15th century the castle fell into disrepair until it was bought by the St. Maximin's Abbey in 1589. They had the castle restored. In a dispute between the abbey and the Archbishop-Elector of Trier; Philipp Christoph von Sötern, the troops of the Archbishop took the castle in 1646 and destroyed it. It was never rebuilt.

Freudenburg Castle was built at the end of a rocky spur. It was separated from the village by a broad dry moat cut out of the rock. Originally a wooden bridge would have given access to the castle from the village. The castle plan follows the outline of the spur, giving it a triangular ground plan.

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Pavel Fohler (2 years ago)
Wonderful place to walk around. Lots of walking trails. Perfect and a lot to see for a Weekend

Niranjan Nair Reghuvaran (Pachu) (3 years ago)
Very nice place to have a walk. Reminded me of Narnia, somehow.

A. ElJechi (5 years ago)
Amazing place for chilling, hiking and site seeing.

Sander Schuringa (5 years ago)
Great, free accessible ruin

Rui Almeida (6 years ago)
Visit the ruins, have lunch in the little places around it, take the time to walk around and take your dog..

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