Bischofstein Castle (Germany)

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State:	Rhineland-Palatinate
County:	Mayen-Koblenz
Geographic Position:	50°12′49″N 7°23′2″E / 50.21361°N 7.38389°E / 50.21361; 7.38389
Owner:	Verein zur Förderung des Fichte-Gymnasiums Krefeld und des Schullandheims Burg Bischofstein e. V.
Address of Owner:	Lindenstr. 52, 47798 Krefeld
Burg Address:	Schullandheim Burg Bischofstein 56332 Hatzenport
Website:	www.fichte.de Menüpunkt Burg Bischofstein

Bischofstein Castle (German: Burg Bischofstein) is a castle by the Moselle in Germany. It sits between Moselkern and Hatzenport; these and the castle face the borough of Burgen. It was a stronghold belonging to the Archbishops of Treves.

Characteristics are its tall, cylindrical tower girt midway-up with white plaster and the ruinous walls of a small chapel adjoining. The tower is specifically a donjon, (a keep).

The castle was built in 1270,^[1] destroyed in 1689 and rebuilt again in 1930. It was purchased in 1954 by Fichte Gymnasium in Krefeld, Germany and currently serves as the school's retreat center.