Alzey Castle

Alzey, Germany

Alzey Castle, constructed in the 13th century, was the residence and headquarters of the district administration. The castle of Alzey was a favoured place of residence for the Palsgraves during the time of both Ruprechten, Ruprecht ll and Ruprecht lll. who was King Ruprecht I of Germany from 1400 - 1410.

In the 15th and 16th centuries the castle was built into a representative castle complex which was badly destroyed during the Palatine War of Succession. As a result of the romantically inspired castle restoration movement of the 19th century, the ruin was rebuilt and restored to its historical splendour at the beginning of the 20th century. Since this time it has been used as the district court house.

References:

rheinhessen.de

Address

Schlossgasse 34, Alzey, Germany

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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

User Reviews

Pella Vee (3 years ago)
Beautifully restored and worth a visit.

Mattsonic “JS” (3 years ago)
The building and the old gate is well maintained and great to see. As it's the courts justice department the maintainability is obvious. Sadly this is actually the only really nice thing Alzey has.

Monika Alvarado (3 years ago)
Sadly the Schloß can only be viewed from the outside since it is a boarding school and government offices. Still the outside worth a visit.

Colton Black (7 years ago)
Very beautiful castle, although all you can do is go in the courtyard and enjoy the outside, the rest is for community services.

Ivan Talichni (7 years ago)
The Alzeyer castle probably originated from a Hohenstaufen imperial castle and was expanded into a castle in the 16th century. It was destroyed in the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689 and rebuilt by the Grand Duchy of Hesse at the beginning of the 20th century.The castle was before the destruction of the seat of the Office of the Supreme Office and is now home to the Alzey district court and the girls' boarding school of the Alzeyer secondary school.

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