Burg Hohenscheid, Hill castle in Solingen, Germany

Burg Hohenscheid is a castle built on a hilltop in Solingen that overlooks the Wupper Valley. The structure was constructed from rubble stone and shows the typical building style of fortified noble residences in this region.

The first record of this castle dates to 1238, when Knight Hermann von Hohenscheid lived here. In the 15th century, Luther von Wrede took control and shaped its development over the following decades.

The name Hohenscheid comes from the knightly family von Hunscheid, first documented with Hermann von Hohenscheid in 1238. Since 1987 the site has housed the Christliches Lebenszentrum Burg Hohenscheid, a Christian residential community that holds regular devotions. From April to October, a café opens in the afternoon in connection with a short Sunday service.

The castle stands on a hill about 100 metres above the Wupper, west of the three Balkhausen hamlets in Solingen's Höhscheid district. The building itself is closed to the public; only a short Sunday afternoon service from April to October, with a café open afterwards, brings visitors in. A stone stairway on the right leads up to the arched entrance.

In summer 1955, the castle and nearby Schloss Burg served as sets for Herbert B. Fredersdorf's fairy-tale film Der gestiefelte Kater. Later, from 1961, the building housed a luxury hotel whose guests included Paul McCartney in 1972 and the Rolling Stones in 1973.