Are Castle

Altenahr, Germany

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours: sunrise-sunset

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Are Castle is a ruined hill castle perched 240 metres above the village of Altenahr in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Built around 1100 by Count Dietrich I of Are, it was first recorded in historical documents in 1121. Today a designated architectural heritage monument, the castle remains a landmark of the region's medieval aristocratic past; its name lives on through the Are Gymnasium, a local grammar school in nearby Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler that has borne the castle's name since 1965.

Built: 1100
Type: castle
Heritage: architectural heritage monument
Place: Altenahr, Germany