Hohenecken Castle Ruins

There are castle ruins everywhere in Germany. These ruins were a short drive from the Byroms’ house and after a quick hike up a hill, we arrived at this cool old castle. It’s amazing to think about what it would’ve been like in its heyday.

This part of the castle had the knights’ hall on the first floor and the chapel on the second floor. In the back corner was the kitchen.

This castle was built in the 1200’s, altered and extended in the 1500’s, and destroyed by the French in 1688/89 during the war of palatine succession. It’s made of local red sandstone.

I was amazed at the variety of windows in the castle. Some of the windows even had a stone seat on the inside.

The view from the kitchen to the courtyard. There was a huge fireplace on the opposite wall.

If walls could dream… they’d dream of 800 year old castles that are still standing!