Drachenfels Castle (Wasgau)

Drachenfels Castle
Busenberg
Ruins of Drachenfels Castle
Drachenfels Castle is located in Rhineland-Palatinate
Drachenfels Castle
Drachenfels Castle
Drachenfels Castle is located in Germany
Drachenfels Castle
Drachenfels Castle
Coordinates49°07′19″N 7°49′41″E / 49.122°N 7.828°E / 49.122; 7.828
Typehill castle on a rock formation
CodeDE-RP
Height368 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Conditionruin
Site history
BuiltEarly 12th century
Materialsrusticated ashlar
Garrison information
OccupantsGanerbenburg (joint inheritance)
The tower of Drachenfels Castle, the "molar" (Backenzahn)

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.

  1. ^ Drachenfels literally means "Dragons Rock" in English