Hirschhorn Castle, Medieval castle in Hirschhorn, Germany.

Hirschhorn Castle is a fortified stronghold overlooking the Neckar River in Hesse, featuring thick walls, several towers, a main keep, and reinforced gates positioned for defense. The buildings are arranged on different levels following the hilltop's natural shape.

Hirschhorn Castle was founded around 1260 by Johann von Hirschhorn, who named himself after it in 1270; some researchers attribute the foundation to his father Konrad Rind von Steinach around 1250. The castle was built largely of sandstone and expanded as the family's wealth and influence grew in the 14th century. A Renaissance-style conversion at the end of the 16th century gave it its final form, and it escaped major systematic destruction in modern times.

The castle chapel, on the first floor of the old Palas, is now the Hirschhorn registry office branch, where civil weddings take place. The complex has housed a hotel and restaurant since 1959, in the Renaissance Palas and the Marstall annex. The small gatekeeper's house stands in the middle of the grounds.

The castle is a ten-minute walk uphill from Hirschhorn's old town, and parking is available directly in front of the grounds. The inner courtyard and the 26-metre bergfried are freely accessible; the Palas houses a hotel and the chapel a registry office. Combined town and castle tours run on Saturdays from May to September.

The small gatekeeper's house stands in the middle of the castle complex, the most distinctive building on the site. The castle is reached on foot from Hirschhorn's old town in about ten minutes, and guided town-and-castle tours run on Saturdays from May to September.