Laach Castle | |
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Burg Laach, Pfalzgrafenburg | |
Kruft | |
Coordinates | 50°24′27″N 7°16′45″E / 50.40753°N 7.27913°E |
Type | hill castle, spur location, motte |
Code | DE-RP |
Height | 318 m above sea level (NHN) |
Site information | |
Condition | burgstall (no above-ground ruins) |
Site history | |
Built | 11th C. |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | nobility |
Laach Castle (German: Burg Laach), also called the Pfalzgrafen Castle (Pfalzgrafenburg or 'Count Palatine's Castle'), is a levelled Salian spur castle by the Laacher See (Lake Laach) opposite the Abbey of Maria Laach. The castle site lies on the territory of Kruft in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.