Reichenstein Castle

Reichenstein Castle is the ruin of a hillside castle at 225 m above sea level above the Holzbach stream, opposite the village of Reichenstein of the same name, a good 2 km northwest of Puderbach in the district of Neuwied in Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle was the ancestral seat of the Lordship of Reichenstein.

The castle was built between 1310 and 1320 by Ludwig III von Reichenstein to protect his territory and possibly also as a customs station. It was already considered a ruin in the 16th century and was destroyed in 1618 by its then owner, the Count of Wied, when the then Count of Sayn wanted to acquire it. Since then, the ruin has continued to decay and remained in private ownership until the 20th century. For several years, the ruin has been looked after by a support association and maintained in its current state.