Germany · 14th century
Eisenberg castle ruins ranks #7,152 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #645 of the 714 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
Eisenberg Castle (German: Burg Eisenberg) is a ruin near the German town of Korbach in Hesse.
The castle was founded in the 14th century, but the names of the founders are no longer known. In the 15th century the castle was acquired by the House of Waldeck. From 1487 on the castle was inhabited by the Eisenberg branch of the House of Waldeck. This continued until the extinction of Eisenberg branch in 1692.
Text adapted from “Eisenberg Castle, Korbach” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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