Idstein Castle

Idstein Castle
  • Burg Idstein
  • Schloss Idstein
Castle building and Hexenturm
Map
General information
Type
  • Hill castle
  • Village site
Architectural style
LocationIdstein, Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°13′19″N 8°16′08″E / 50.2219°N 8.2688°E / 50.2219; 8.2688
Groundbreakingc. 1070

Idstein Castle (German: Burg Idstein), later the Renaissance style Schloss Idstein, is located in Idstein in the county of Rheingau-Taunus, Germany. The hill castle was the residenz of the counts of Nassau-Idstein. The castle's Witches' Tower (Hexenturm) is one of the town's oldest buildings and a substantial local landmark.