Vilbel Castle of Hesse by EuroTourData
Vilbel Castle is the restored ruins of the water castle and the urban castle, built between 12th and 13th centuries (presumably in 1128) as the fortified residence of the nobility of Vilbel. In 1399 the castle was besieged and destroyed by the troops of the counts of Hanau and Falkenstein. In 1420 the castle was renovated. In 1796, the castle was destroyed by French revolutionary troops and has remained in ruins ever since.
Source
The article Burg Vilbel of German Wikipedia.
Image copyright info
© Creative Commons: Burg Bad Vilbel, author lapping. License: CC 1.0. Cropped from original.
Vilbel Castle of Hesse info
| Tourist Audience | Cultural heritage tourism |
|---|---|
| German name | Burg Vilbel |
| Type | Water castle |
| Subtype | Urban castle |
| Built | |
| Condition | Restored ruins |
| Public access | Free |
| Video | Burg Bad Vilbel on YouTube |
| Website | Die Wasserburg |
| Owner | Stadt Bad Vilbel |
| Street address | Klaus-Havenstein-Weg 2 |
| Postal code | 61118 |
| Town | Bad Vilbel |
| State | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Google Map | Vilbel Castle |
| Directions to | Vilbel Castle |
| Plus code | 9F2C5PMV+XV |
| Waze Map | Vilbel Castle |
| OpenStreetMap | Vilbel Castle |
| Latitude | 50.18490 |
| Longitude | 8.74475 |
| GeoNames ID | 12510956 |
| Knowledge Panel | Vilbel Castle |
Dataset to Vilbel Castle of Hesse
Tabular dataset and ATOM feed to Vilbel Castle of Hesse.
ETD ID: vlbhs-grm.
Creator: Nikolaj Antonov - ORCID.
Published: - Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
Publisher: NikAnt Webkonsult AB
License: Free