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In the Middle Ages, castles served as living quarters and military buildings. How many total in Germany, is not known. According to the European Institute in Castle Braubach there are 20,000 to 25,000.

The Castles, the centuries, wars and weather have survived, let us by a lady existence as a castle or robbery knights dream. BILD.de the most beautiful castles in Germany.

Closely connected to German history is connected to the Wartburg in Eisenach. Under the code name "Young Jörg" held here in 1521/22 the reformer Martin Luther translated hidden and only eleven weeks in the New Testament into German. On 18 October 1817 was held here the first Wartburg Festival, where 500 students gathered and for a nation-state and a liberal constitution demonstrated.

From the other side comes across on the other hand, the fame of Marksburg in Braubach on the Rhine. The castle is the model of many fantasy castles, especially in the toy manufacturing. In the 90 years it should be sold to Japan, transported and rebuilt. The owner refused, however. As a replacement is in German cultural village "Ueno" on the island of Miyako-jima a replica of the original castle at the beach.