Husen Castle, Medieval castle ruins in Hausach, Germany

Husen Castle is a ruined hill castle at 305 metres above sea level, about 60 metres above Hausach. Surviving are parts of the palas wall, the so-called battery tower and the 14-metre-high bergfried. A neck ditch and an outer ward once protected the core with its palas and bergfried.

The fortress was first documented in 1246 as castrum Husen and underwent extensive rebuilding between 1453 and 1477 under Count Henry IV of Fürstenberg. This renovation period shaped the structure visible today.

The castle was the residence of the prince's castellans, the Burgvögte, who administered the valley for the counts of Fürstenberg. Its name appears in 1246 as castrum Husen, and the town of Hausach below takes its name from the same root. Later the ruins were folded into the baroque earthworks (Schanzen) built to defend the Kinzig valley.

Marked hiking trails from Hausach town center lead up to the castle ruins, with various routes offering different difficulty levels. Information boards on site explain the layout and help visitors understand which building sections they are viewing.

The town of Hausach bought the ruin from the House of Fürstenberg in 1968, which secured public access to the site. The 14-metre bergfried can be climbed as a viewing tower on the first Sunday of each month during the summer months.