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Stolzenfels Castle

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Stolzenfels im Frühling
Photo: Koblenz-Touristik GmbH, Johannes Bruchhof, CC BY-SA, Koblenz-Touristik GmbH, Johannes Bruchhof

Discover Stolzenfels Castle on the romantic Rhine–a masterpiece of Rhine Romanticism and a royal summer residence with magnificent gardens and sweeping views of the valley.

The scientific assumption is that the Archbishop of Trier, Arnold II, had Stolzenfels Castle built first and foremost because the Archbishop of Mainz had had Lahneck Castle built in 1232. This way, both archbishoprics on the mouth of the Lahn River were equally safeguarded against each other. However, the fate of many castles befell Stolzenfels Castle: the Palatine War of Succession reduced it to ashes. It is thanks to the Prussian crown prince, later King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, that the former castle built on a hill can today be visited as one of the most important works of Prussian Rhine Romanticism. The crown prince obtained the castle ruin in 1823 as a gift from the City of Koblenz – and had it developed to a proud residence with a regal range of rooms, by two of the most important German architects of this period, Karl Friedrich Schinkel and his student and successor August Stüler. From this time on, the Stolzenfels Castle served the royal family as a summer residence.
Visitors now walk up to the Castle through the landscape park designed by the Prussian head of gardening Peter Joseph Lenné.

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Open Mar 15, 2026 through Oct 31, 2026 from Thu, Fri, Sat and Sun 10:00–17:00 .

Open Nov 01, 2026 through Nov 30, 2026 from Sat and Sun 10:00–17:00 .

February 1 – March 14
Saturday, Sunday, and holidays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last admission: 4 p.m.)

March 15 – October 31
Thursday – Sunday and holidays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last admission: 4 p.m.)

November 1 – 30
Saturday, Sunday, and holidays: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (last admission: 4 p.m.)

December and January closed

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50.303160, 7.592140

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50°18'11.4"N 7°35'31.7"E

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32U 399740 5573286

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Schloss Stolzenfels Schloßweg
56075 Koblenz-Stolzenfels
+49 261 66754850 https://tor-zum-welterbe.de/stolzenfels E-mail: stolzenfels@gdke.rlp.de

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