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Fürsteneck Castle
Eiterfeld, Germany, Germany
Fürsteneck Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Eiterfeld, between Fulda and Bad Hersfeld in Germany's Hesse region, perched on a 406-meter basalt hill in the Rhön Mountains.
Built around 1200-1250 by Fulda Abbey's prince-abbots as a border defense—first documented in 1309—it protected abbey lands, served as a summer residence, endured destruction in the Thirty Years' War, and was rebuilt in the 18th century before secularization transferred it to Hesse in 1802.
Today it functions as an academy for adult education and folk high school since 1952, blending late medieval towers, Gothic elements, and modern additions, with freely accessible grounds showcasing its architectural evolution amid scenic Hessian countryside.
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Am Schloßgarten 3, 36132 Eiterfeld, Germany
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