Fürsteneck Castle

Fürsteneck Castle (German: Burg Fürsteneck) is a castle, situated in central Germany between Fulda and Bad Hersfeld. It belongs to the commune of Eiterfeld. The castle is at an elevation of 406 metres on a small plateau.

Fürsteneck Castle belonged to the monastery of Fulda. The first written mention of it dates to 1309, but it might have been built one or two hundred years before. After secularization in 1802, it became the property of the German state of Hesse.

Since 1952 the castle has been used as an academy for vocational and cultural continuing education. It was rebuilt by the architect Otto Bartning. Each year about 4,000 participants take part in one of nearly 200 courses, with 15,000 overnight stays.

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Fürsteneck Castle ranks #3,330 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #258 of the 492 mapped in Germany. Founded 1309, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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