List of castles in Hesse explained

Numerous castles (Burgen) and palaces (Schlösser) are found in the German state of Hesse. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.

This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg (castle), Festung (fort/fortress), Schloss and Palais/Palast (palace). Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.

Darmstadt

Frankfurt am Main

Offenbach am Main

Wiesbaden

Landkreis Bergstraße

Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg

Landkreis Groß-Gerau

Hochtaunuskreis

Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Main-Taunus-Kreis

Odenwaldkreis

Landkreis Offenbach

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Wetteraukreis

Landkreis Gießen

Lahn-Dill-Kreis

Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg

Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf

Vogelsbergkreis

Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Landkreis Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

See also

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