I am a distant descendant. At one stage it looked like my grandmother was in line but clearly not.
It is so well situated that it was was only forced to surrender in the 14th century and tear down its walls. The dungeon is intact and it has an excellent collection of artwork and medieval arms.
Strictly speaking, most of what you see is not medieval, but was built between the 15th and 17th centuries, and restored several times since then (especially after a bad fire in 1920)
But it’s certainly a lot more historically authentic than 19th century romantic follies like Neuschwanstein and Burg Hohenzollern.
AnthonyG70 on
Probably still paying taxes…
Baldussimo on
Just imagine the cost of heating that place.
truearse on
Just imagine how many people they killed in there over the years
AcquiringAcumen on
So what you’re saying is theyve BEEN hoarding?
oneinmanybillion on
What’s more interesting is that it just casually houses a sculpture of what looks like a well dressed man shitting coins (or cookies?).
Historical_Sherbet54 on
I wanna take mushrooms with Nicole Kidman there
yesindeed201 on
The Highlander lives there.
Sanjuro7880 on
Burg Eltz. Very cool. Been there 2 times. Once with our German friends and when we had family come out to visit us. It was amazing both times.
Tentativ0 on
Until the youngster of this generation will be all single and the family will stop.
shadraig on
Our 10 doors down neighbors have been old and retired in 1994.
Now it’s 2025 and one of them still is old and retired.
I think one of them must have been exposed to sunlight because it’s gone now
competitive-farter on
Is the rent stabilized?
FluidCalligrapher261 on
I’ve been in the area multiple times.
The whole Eiffel region, where the castle is located, is very beautiful. Lots of hills, rivers and other castles.
If you’re into hiking, it is nice to go from Burg Pyrmont, which also looks very nice, to Burg Eltz and down to Moselkern by the river. It is a 15km hike.
lmNotBob on
What’s the property tax like I wonder.
KingoftheKeeshonds on
There have got to be DEEP Secrets in those walls. 33 fuckin’ generations? How many generations of servants from neighboring villages? Some big nasties, I’m *just sayin’.*
Beginning_Sea6458 on
Schwammarlz on
800 years for 33 generations? That means, this family gets children by the age of 24 on avarage. As the Germans would say – Sehr fleißig.
Medieval_Mind on
I went here with my mom when I was about 10. I met a couple German boys there and they had figured out that the ice cream vending machine was left unlocked, so we plundered it hahaha. Good trip.
EmotionalElk1313 on
That’s beautiful!
DeeperEnd84 on
It’s a Ganerbenburg, the ownership was weirdly shared by three different branches of the family who each owned a third of the castle. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganerbenburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganerbenburg)
577564842 on
Imagine having a piece of real estate nobody wants to buy for 800 years…
Particular_Win2752 on
They need to turn it into a resort.
Longjumping-Solid680 on
Well, they didn’t build castles to sell them to some random family, did they?
PoopsMcGroots on
Our local monarchy lays claim to not just a castle but *all* the land in the whole nation (‘Crown’s superior interest’), including a range of castles and their line of succession goes back for over 1000 years…
And to put that in perspective, one of my local pubs has been in business since 1360.
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My roof is 15 years old and I feel the encroaching doom. Never claim there aren’t levels to this shit.
You mean Adam’s family?
It must be very beautiful on the inside.
Are we certain that it hasn’t just been the same couple people changing their identities every so often?
You need a lot of money.
talk about a family dynasty, woah
Its vampires.
Where?
Meh.
Incidentally, [it is exactly 868 years.](https://burg-eltz.de/en/history)
I am a distant descendant. At one stage it looked like my grandmother was in line but clearly not.
It is so well situated that it was was only forced to surrender in the 14th century and tear down its walls. The dungeon is intact and it has an excellent collection of artwork and medieval arms.
[https://burg-eltz.de/en/homepage](https://burg-eltz.de/en/homepage)
I wonder if they pay taxes
this is definitely where the Cullens live when they’re in germany
Is this that castle that’s restricted, that no one is allowed to go to at all.
I know we all want to do calculations even if it doesn’t make sense. So here it is
https://preview.redd.it/6scgxw1yulxf1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f660c79f4544e9e4bdad34f57a846ca3de03340
Strictly speaking, most of what you see is not medieval, but was built between the 15th and 17th centuries, and restored several times since then (especially after a bad fire in 1920)
But it’s certainly a lot more historically authentic than 19th century romantic follies like Neuschwanstein and Burg Hohenzollern.
Probably still paying taxes…
Just imagine the cost of heating that place.
Just imagine how many people they killed in there over the years
So what you’re saying is theyve BEEN hoarding?
What’s more interesting is that it just casually houses a sculpture of what looks like a well dressed man shitting coins (or cookies?).
I wanna take mushrooms with Nicole Kidman there
The Highlander lives there.
Burg Eltz. Very cool. Been there 2 times. Once with our German friends and when we had family come out to visit us. It was amazing both times.
Until the youngster of this generation will be all single and the family will stop.
Our 10 doors down neighbors have been old and retired in 1994.
Now it’s 2025 and one of them still is old and retired.
I think one of them must have been exposed to sunlight because it’s gone now
Is the rent stabilized?
I’ve been in the area multiple times.
The whole Eiffel region, where the castle is located, is very beautiful. Lots of hills, rivers and other castles.
If you’re into hiking, it is nice to go from Burg Pyrmont, which also looks very nice, to Burg Eltz and down to Moselkern by the river. It is a 15km hike.
What’s the property tax like I wonder.
There have got to be DEEP Secrets in those walls. 33 fuckin’ generations? How many generations of servants from neighboring villages? Some big nasties, I’m *just sayin’.*
800 years for 33 generations? That means, this family gets children by the age of 24 on avarage. As the Germans would say – Sehr fleißig.
I went here with my mom when I was about 10. I met a couple German boys there and they had figured out that the ice cream vending machine was left unlocked, so we plundered it hahaha. Good trip.
That’s beautiful!
It’s a Ganerbenburg, the ownership was weirdly shared by three different branches of the family who each owned a third of the castle. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganerbenburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganerbenburg)
Imagine having a piece of real estate nobody wants to buy for 800 years…
They need to turn it into a resort.
Well, they didn’t build castles to sell them to some random family, did they?
Our local monarchy lays claim to not just a castle but *all* the land in the whole nation (‘Crown’s superior interest’), including a range of castles and their line of succession goes back for over 1000 years…
And to put that in perspective, one of my local pubs has been in business since 1360.