Welcome to Sterrenberg Castle

Sterrenberg Castle is one of the oldest medieval fortifications on the Middle Rhine and was first mentioned in a document in 1189.

In the 12th and 13th centuries, the castle secured the Imperial Estate on the right bank of the Rhine around Boppard and guarded the Bornhofen customs centre. Just a few metres away is its enemy brother: Liebenstein Castle. The name is probably based on a dispute over the castle’s ownership between Archbishop Balduin of Trier and Count Diether VI of Katzenelnbogen. Sterrenberg gradually fell into disrepair from 1414 onwards, and by the end of the 18th century it had been cleared for use as a quarry.

The Gothic shield wall, which protects the outer bailey, can be reached via the 14-metre-wide neck ditch. Through the adjoining portal of the Romanesque curtain wall, you reach the inner castle with the Romanesque keep that was renovated in 1974 and then plastered. For years it was thought to have been located elsewhere, but during renovation work on the outer wall, the valuable remains of a chapel, which had not yet been precisely dated, came to light. Part of the great hall, which now houses guest flats, has also been preserved.