Ruin
Waldeck Castle
🇩🇪 Germany · 12th century
Waldeck Castle is a mediaeval castle ruin overlooking the Baybach valley in Dorweiler village, Rhineland-Palatinate. The site was the main seat of the Hunsrück family of Boos.
William I of Heinzenberg built the fortress in 1150 and established the Boos-Waldeck family.
The castle endured several wars, and was partially destroyed in 1689 by French forces during the Nine Years' War.
Text adapted from “Waldeck Castle (Hunsrück)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waldeck Castle ranks #226 of 6,412 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 450 mapped in Germany. Founded 1189, it is older than 83% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 337 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Waldeck Castle?
Waldeck Castle stands in Germany, at 50.1495°, 7.43321°.
When was Waldeck Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1189. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Waldeck Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #226 of 6,412 worldwide, and #13 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Waldeck Castle?
Ehrenburg (Brodenbach), about 7 km away.
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