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But Prince Karl was one of the last two surviving male members of the House of Wied-Runkel. He died in March 1824, followed a month later by his childless brother, Prince
Friedrich Ludwig. With the death of the brothers, the Wied-Runkel line ended, leaving the Castle to the Wied-Neuwied line and its
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Today, in the Lower Castle, a museum, a chapel, archives and the offices of the
Princes of Wied are located. Sometimes Metfried, Prince of Wied (brother of Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Wied) and his family are in residence. Other parts of the buildings are also either inhabited or used. One of them
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The Lower Castle, after the destruction of the Thirty Years War in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, was rebuilt and expanded. It now consists of two– or three-story buildings, one of which, shaped like an U, connects with the Upper Castle to form an enclosed courtyard. The other buildings,
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but it is still walkable. At the highest point of the rock, above the existing structure, in the Lahn bridge (built between 1440 and 1448 ), is the keep, which can be climbed. Standing around the mighty ruins of the palace, the keep and another former residential buildings form the appearance of a
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and, at these fields, a certain knight named
Siegfried was given a high position in the imperial entourage. To celebrate the promotion, the Emperor bestowed upon Siegfried the nickname of “Ronkal”. Thereafter, the modified form of the name was passed to his family and to the Castle. As for the
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Siegfried V von Runkle and his cousin, Heinrich (died 1288). In 1276, as a result of their quarrel, the cousin was driven from the castle. He went to the other side of the Lahn River, where he built the
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is a storage room for agricultural vehicles. At the Upper Castle, the visitors can visit the parts that are not under reconstruction. From this castle's observation deck, they can also have wonderful views of the city of Runkel, the medieval Lahn Bridge (
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shield wall on the Lahn side. At both ends, each tower is about 131.25 feet (40.01 meters) ) wide, with the same height and thickness of the Keep. It is unusual for a castle to have three keeps so it can be said that the Runkel Castle is a rarity.
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Castle. Runkel castle houses a museum, a chapel, an archive and the private wing of the owner's great uncle
Metfried, Prince of Wied. The Upper Castle is still in ruins and inaccessible to visitors but it is still possible to enter the main keep.
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formerly used for farming, are located within a courtyard, which is surrounded by a circular wall. Unlike the Upper Castle, the buildings of the Lower Castle are well preserved and, for most of the time, still used today.
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and sold into slavery. When he returned, he built a castle and named it after his place of imprisonment. Hence the name “Runkel”. In the front of the Castle, the slopes were planted with the vines imported from
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In the eighteenth century, the castle often changed its name and banners as the armies of various countries moved back and forth across the valley of the Lahn. The banners flew above the Castle for the
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