The Harburg Castle is one of the largest, best-preserved castles in all of Germany. Visiting Harburg and the Harburg Castle is like stepping back into the Middle Ages! Harburg Castle is one of the jewels of the Romantic Road. Wonderfully preserved, the castle sits high on a hill and overlooks the town for which it's named.
It is unclear when the first structure was erected, but the castle was first mentioned in a document in 1150. However, historians believe that portions of the castle may have been built in the 10th and 11th centuries, and Roman remains have been found on the site.

Because of its strategic location, it provided a military stronghold during the reign of the Staufer-Kings from 1079 to 1272. It was referenced in documents in 12th century as the Staufer Imperial Castle. In 1295, the castle was transferred to the Count of Oettingen and it has been in the Oettingen, and later the Oettingen-Wallerstein, families ever since.

The castle complex, including the castle house, chapel, sentry walk (complete with holes through which to pour hot oil on invading marauders!), prison tower, dungeon, and various buildings used to support the inhabitants, is surrounded by a wall supporting six towers. In the center of the complex is a large courtyard with a well.

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"Immer wieder gerne hier. Tolles hotel und super nette Mitarbeiter. "

AED 334 total

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5 May - 6 May

"Beautiful property with spa and heated pool. Friendly staff, overall a great experience "

AED 929 total

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19 May - 20 May

"Wonderful hotel, very charming, traditional breakfast"

AED 562 total

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26 Apr - 27 Apr

"Great place , super clean ! And the restaurant served the best Bavarian food "

AED 659 total

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27 Apr - 28 Apr

"Von A bis Z alles Top! Wunderschönes Hotel mit modernem und gemütlichen Spa Bereich, Leckerem Essen und dem perfekten Personal, ein absolutes Muss!"

AED 550 total

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8 May - 9 May

"Great place to stay. Seamless. Excellent art work in the Lobby and dinner area. Rooms are spacious and good set up. Parking in location is perfect just a few blocks from the walls of the old city "

AED 433 total

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30 Apr - 1 May

"Nice Hotel, some mix up about parking place. After we arrive about 22.30. we needed to search for parking place.My opinion is that you need to be clear about parking place. Yes we have parking place said the email, but in hotel told me, you can park "if" we have free place in garage, there was no place near hotel so we were driving around to find it. Hotel is beautiful, people were kind. I will be back again after im sure about parking place. Thanks for hospitality Robert"

AED 356 total

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30 Apr - 1 May