Rumpenheim Castle - Offenbach-Rumpenheim, Germany
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N 50° 07.946 E 008° 48.081
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Rumpenheim Castle is a classicistic three wing structure directly at the river Main in Offenbach-Rumpenheim. It is surrounded by a large park.
Waymark Code: WM76GD
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 09/09/2009
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The house Rumpenheim was built by Johann Georg Seiffert von Edelsheim in 1678. In 1771 it was enhanced to a castle. Since 1880 the castle was not used and fall to a ruin. In World War II it burned down.
1973 it came to an architectural competition with the objective to break down the ruin and to plan a multistoried building. This was prevented on pressure of a citizens initiative. Beginning in 1980 parts of the castle were re-build to dwellings. In the meantime the strongly destroyed central tract remained still longer time a ruin. Since 2002 the castle presents itself again in its historical outside appearance. Inside it has today modern freehold flats. The park is open to the public.