Nassau Castle
| Nassau Castle | |
|---|---|
| Nassau, Germany | |
Nassau Castle (aerial view) | |
Nassau Castle - Compound wall | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Condition | partially restored ruins |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 50°18′37″N 7°47′31″E / 50.31028°N 7.79194°E |
| Height | 33 m |
| Site history | |
| Built | ca. 1100 |
| Built by | Dudo of Laurenburg |
Nassau Castle, located in Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and named after it, was a castle and the ancestrial seat of the House of Nassau and also its namesake, also it is the namesake of the historical Nassau realms of the County and Duchy 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.