A gem in the Palatinate highlands.
The moated castle in Reipoltskirchen is a real gem in the Palatinate uplands - and well worth a visit at any time.
Reipoltskirchen has the best-preserved moated castle in the Palatinate.
A new film released in 2018 by Bernd Schmitt ("Pfalz bewegt") shows Reipoltskirchen moated castle in all its facets https://player.vimeo.com/video/267480373
Built in the last third of the 12th century, the castle complex on the artificial hill surrounded by a circular wall does not look like a ruin, but rather like an inhabited castle thanks to the residential buildings along the circular wall. A seventeen metre high keep guards it, while a wide moat, in which the water of the Odenbach is dammed, protects the romantic idyll.
Opening times
| Monday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Tuesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Wednesday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Thursday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Friday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Saturday | 00:00–24:00 |
| Sunday | 00:00–24:00 |
The castle complex is freely accessible all year round.
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Reipoltskirchen moated castle
67753 Reipoltskirchen
+49 6381 424183 http://www.landkreis-kusel.de E-mail: gebaeudemanagement@kv-kus.de
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