Nassau Castle

Nassau Castle
Nassau, Germany
Nassau Castle (aerial view)
Nassau Castle - Compound wall
Coordinates	50°18′37″N 7°47′31″E / 50.31028°N 7.79194°E / 50.31028; 7.79194
Type	Castle
Height	33 m
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Condition	partially restored ruins
Site history
Built	ca. 1100
Built by	Dudo of Laurenburg

Nassau Castle, located in Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, was the original seat of the House of Nassau. The ruins of the castle are situated on a rock outcropping about 120 m (390 ft) above the Lahn River. The House of Nassau was an aristocratic dynasty among whose descendants are the present-day monarchy of the Netherlands and Luxembourg.