Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle
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General information
Type	Hill castle
Architectural style	Romanesque, Baroque
Location	Wierschem
Town or city	D-56294 Münstermaifeld
Country	Germany
Coordinates	50°12′18″N 7°20′12″E / 50.2050554°N 7.3365971°E / 50.2050554; 7.3365971
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Construction started	prior to 1157
Owner	Dr. Karl Graf von und zu Eltz-Kempenich[1]
Website
www.burg-eltz.de

Eltz Castle (German: Burg Eltz) is a medieval castle nestled in the hills above the Moselle between Koblenz and Trier, Germany. It is still owned by a branch of House of Eltz who have lived there since the 12th century. Eltz Castle along with Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles in the Eifel region which have never been destroyed.

The castle stands on a 70-metre-high (230 ft) rock spur that is bounded on three sides by the river Elzbach, a tributary on the north side of the Moselle. The surrounding Eltz Forest has been declared a nature reserve by Flora-Fauna-Habitat and Natura 2000.^[2]