Drachenfels Castle | |
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Busenberg | |
Coordinates | 49°07′19″N 7°49′41″E / 49.122°N 7.828°E |
Type | hill castle on a rock formation |
Code | DE-RP |
Height | 368 m above sea level (NN) |
Site information | |
Condition | ruin |
Site history | |
Built | Early 12th century |
Materials | rusticated ashlar |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Ganerbenburg (joint inheritance) |
Drachenfels Castle[1] is a ruined hill castle near the village of Busenberg in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies within the German half of the Wasgau region, the southern part of the Palatinate Forest.