Trutzeltz Castle

Trutzeltz Castle
Burg Trutzeltz, Balduineltz, Baldeneltz, Neueltz
Wierschem
Eltz (l) and Trutzeltz (r) castles
Site information
Typehill castle
CodeDE-RP
ConditionRuins, tower remains, foundation walls
Location
Trutzeltz Castle
Trutzeltz Castle
Coordinates50°12′25″N 7°20′11″E / 50.2070722°N 7.3363250°E / 50.2070722; 7.3363250
Height360 m above sea level (NN)
Site history
Built1331
Garrison information
Occupantsclergy

The ruins of Trutzeltz Castle (German: Burg Trutzeltz), also known as Balduineltz, Baldeneltz or Neueltz, are the remains of a hill castle in the valley of the Elz in the parish of Wierschem near the town of Münstermaifeld. It was built as a counter-castle during the medieval Eltz Feud in the Moselle region.