Dilsberg Castle

Dilsberg Castle
Bergfeste Dilsberg
Inner bailey wall from within the bailey
Map and basic information Dilsberg Location within Germany Show map of Baden-Württemberg Dilsberg Dilsberg (Germany) Show map of Germany General information Town or city Neckargemünd, Germany Coordinates 49°23′55″N 8°50′13″E / 49.39861°N 8.83694°E / 49.39861; 8.83694
Website
www.burgfeste-dilsberg.de

Dilsberg Castle (German: Bergfeste Dilsberg) is a ruined castle located in Neckargemünd, Germany. It was built by the counts of Lauffen in the 12th century, but in the 14th century became part of the Electorate of the Palatinate. The castle became an administrative center for the Electoral Palatinate and thus a target in the wars of the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 19th century, the castle fell into ruin and was used as a quarry. American writer Mark Twain visited the castle in the 1870s and wrote about it in A Tramp Abroad. As of 2020, Dilsberg Castle is administered by the heritage agency Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg [de].