Schloss Eisenhammer

Schloss Eisenhammer is a manor house with baroque architecture located in Brachttal, featuring broad window arrangements and several outbuildings typical of 18th-century estates. The complex comprises a complete courtyard layout with administrative structures and spaces that once served the site's industrial purposes.

The site was founded in 1707 as an iron hammer mill commissioned by Countess Maria Albertina of Isenburg-Buedingen and was originally called Neue Schmiede. Over the centuries it evolved from a pure production facility into a residential castle, with various trades such as toy manufacturing following in later periods.

The castle reflects the industrial past of the region, showing how an ironworks transformed into a residence over centuries. Its buildings tell the story of economic change, from metalworking to toy production, visible in the way the structures developed and adapted.

The site is located in Brachttal and can be reached by car or hiking trails, with the surrounding area offering rural character. Since the buildings have been unused since 2012, visitors can view the exterior, though it remains private property.

Near the castle grows one of Germany's thickest oak trees, an impressive natural treasure that forms part of the Brachttal Water Trail hiking route. This ancient tree connects the site's history to the surrounding landscape and is a notable landmark for hikers along the path.