Klettenburg, castle
Klettenburg, also called Augustusburg, was a castle in Frankfurt's Praunheim district built around 1200 and likely surrounded by water on at least one side. It sat on a hillside on the eastern edge of a marshy valley called Steinbachtal, close to the village of Praunheim.
The castle was founded by the Ritter von Praunheim family in the late 1200s and remained the center of their power for several centuries. In 1676, Count Johann August of Solms-Rodelheim renamed it Augustusburg after acquiring it, but it was already falling apart by the mid-1600s and was completely demolished between the late 1600s and early 1800s.
The castle was closely linked to the Praunheim noble family, whose legacy remains in local street names such as Augustenburgstraße and Im Burgfeld. These names keep alive the memory of the fortification and the lords who once ruled this area.
No visible remains of the castle exist today, as it was completely demolished by the 1700s. Its former location is remembered through street names and historical maps that can help visitors understand its role in the local landscape.
Archaeological evidence suggests the original castle was built using stones and bricks from Roman times found in the area. This reuse of ancient materials shows how early medieval builders repurposed what they found in their landscape.
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