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Mühltal, Germany

Frankenstein Castle

Mühltal, Germany

Frankenstein Castle
Photo: Twine333 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Frankenstein Castle is a hilltop castle in the Odenwald, overlooking Darmstadt, in the municipality of Mühltal, Germany. Construction is dated to 1252, and it is a protected Kulturdenkmal. It may have inspired Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel *Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus*.

Built
Type
castle
Heritage
Kulturdenkmal
Place
Mühltal, Germany

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Location

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