Henneburg Castle, Stadtprozelten, Germany

Henneburg Castle lies on a hill on the right bank of the Main River in the town of Stadtprozelten. Schenken von Klingenberg family built it as a border fortification around 1200. It was the residence of the Teutonic Order for almost 200 years and last served as the official residence of the noble Mainz Amtskeller officials.

It was deserted in the 16th century andfell into disrepair over time. The castle grounds are broken down into the upper castle, consisting of a fortification and main castle, as well as the outdoor grounds with moat and rampart and the defensive wall on the Main river side. The fortifications surrounding the upper castle, several castle gates, seven wall towers or their remains, both Great Hall ruins, the large and small keep and the roughly 150 metre long underground wall-walk accessible through exits in the wall towers, which links the south-west gateway to the northern part of the castle remain intact.

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Denzo Terry (2 months ago)
Nice♥️

Kai Schäfer (5 months ago)
Top Burg

Adrian Błaszczyk (6 months ago)
Definitely the most interesting castle ruins in the area. you can enter the tower, and also walk through the narrow corridors of the castle. everything is perfectly secured and paired for sightseeing

steff farrugia (12 months ago)
If your around it’s worth to go and have a beautiful walk and Beautiful views to take pictures so quiet and peaceful

Adam Cunningham (2 years ago)
Beautiful views from this ruined castle. Worth the trip to visit and hike around.

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