Information on opening hours can be found here.

Admission is free

Parking is available right in front of the castle.

A permanent exhibition at Sterrenberg Castle explores the roots of the legend of the warring brothers and also provides interesting insights into what the castle would have once looked like and what life was like for its visitors.

Romantischer Rhein Tourismus GmbH
An der Königsbach 8
56075 Koblenz
Phone +49 (0) 261 973847 0
info(at)romantischer-rhein.de
www.romantischer-rhein.de

Sterrenberg Castle towers 151 metres above the Rhine near the village of Kamp-Bornhofen in the Rhine-Lahn district. The castle has primarily found fame thanks to the legend of the warring brothers.

Sterrenberg is one of the oldest medieval fortresses in the Middle Rhine. It was first documented in a certificate dating back to 1189. Its position meant it was unassailable from three sides and could only be attacked from the hills around. In the 12th and 13th centuries, Sterrenberg protected the part of the empire around Boppard on the right bank of the Rhine and watched over the Bornhofen toll station. To the north, you can spot Liebenstein Castle. Together with Sterrenberg Castle, it forms what are known as the warring brothers, a name that harks back to the story of the blind sister of the two castle lords who was tricked out of her inheritance by her two brothers. They are said to have killed one another in a fight. After 1414, Sterrenberg gradually fell into decline and was released as a stone quarry in the late 18th century. The fortress was restored in 1973 and visitors can now admire the remains of what was once an impressive site.