Fortresses in Neuwied

Zoll- & Zwingburg of the Archbishops of Cologne from 1365

The Neuerburg ruin from 1170 is a kind of prototype of a Staufer castle built by Ludwig II of Thuringia. Today it is privately owned and not open to the public. The ruin of the Höhenburg is located about 2.5 km east of Niederbreitbach at an altitude of 250 m on a steep cliff on the left bank above the Fockenbachtal.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

Customs & Zwingburg of the Archbishops of Cologne from 1365

Beautiful, historic castle from the 13th century

Dattenberg Castle, which was probably built in the first half of the 13th century by the family who gave it its name, had already fallen into ruin in the 19th century. The complex’s mediaeval bergfried has been preserved up to today and can be visited from the outside to a limited extent.

First mentioned in 1020, the Hammerstein Castle of the Empire represents the oldest verifiable castle complex of the Middle Rhine Valley.