Museum · Braubach · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Marksburg is a museum in Braubach, Rhineland-Palatinate. This place has a story in the app. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 470 m you'll find a public toilet, a bench and a bike pump.
Story · Marksburg
You're standing at the Marksburg, high above the little town of Braubach on the Rhine. Take a good look, because this castle is special. Between Bingen and Koblenz there are around forty castles on the hills. The Marksburg is the only one that never fell into ruin. What you're looking at is the real medieval thing.
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The Marksburg in Braubach is a museum set inside a castle. What makes it special is that it is the only fortress between Bingen and Koblenz that never fell into ruin. Medieval parts are still very much present here, including a chapel dating from around 1340. Museum Marksburg in Braubach sits high above the town of Braubach, in Rijnland-Palts.
Outside, you can see a fortress with round towers and pointed bastions in the outer wall. In the middle stands the keep, a defensive tower that resembles an old-fashioned butter churn. Inside, you will find the chapel from around 1340, dedicated to Sint-Marcus. The oldest parts have also survived, such as the base of the tower and the lower part of the old hall with beams from 1239. In addition, there are foundations of a chapel from probably the twelfth century.
Visitors pay for entry to the museum. For more information about Marksburg tickets, see the official website at marksburg.de. The site also has up-to-date details on when you can visit the castle, how to reach the building and what it costs. You can check the options for visiting this museum in Braubach there directly.
There is a free toilet 53 metres from Museum Marksburg in Braubach. This toilet by the Reitertreppe is wheelchair accessible and has a baby changing table. Within 500 metres you will find 3 public toilets in total. There are plenty of benches around Museum Marksburg in Braubach: the nearest one is 114 metres away, and there are 70 within 500 metres. For drinking water near Museum Marksburg in Braubach, you will need to look further, as there is no water tap within 1 km. However, a bike pump is 474 metres away, at the Untere Gartenstraße.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point or honesty box within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
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Marksburg sits high above the town of Braubach.
Yes, the nearest public toilet is 53 metres away at the Reitertreppe.
Yes, there is a bench 114 metres from Marksburg, and there are 70 benches within a 500-metre radius.
No, there is no water point within a 1 km radius.
It is the only castle between Bingen and Koblenz that has never fallen into ruin.
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