This German Castle Has Been One Family’s Home for 850 Years

Talk about choice real estate—the Eltz Castle in Wierschem, Germany, is a spectacular medieval structure that sits within a valley, surrounded by serene forestland. The Eltz family has owned this piece of enchanting beauty since 1157, and has kept residence at the estate for 34 generations. Although none of the Eltz clan currently occupies the 120-room castle full time, it is open to visitors, who travel from all over to witness the vast collection of historic treasures, including weapons, armor and art.

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[yanishkayachtboy]

Damn my ancestors need to step up their game

[ayla]

The Eltz current generation are lucky to have a rich family history. Imagine having information let alone records of your relatives 30 generations back!!!

[piv]

As a German who only lives about 45 minutes away from the castle and has been there multiple times I can assure you it does give off Hogwarts vibes

[sacredscrollsindia]

Imagine being able to know your true history.. thats the true wealth.

[AlexK-wpie]

Some people don’t even have the luxury of knowing their ancestors past their grandparents!

[ThompterSHunson]

Mom: Go to your room!

Kid: After 50 minutes slams the door.

[Frogkhan]

They actually left out the most important part. Eltz castle is basically an aristocratic co-op. It’s something called a Ganerbenburg—a castle owned by multiple families. Basically only a super rich noble family could afford a big castle—so sometimes multiple small noble families, knights, and branches of the same family would team up to be able to pay for one collective castle. So Eltz has multiple separate sections for different owners—and then they would all team up if say the castle was attacked. That’s what gives it this distinctive cluster structure. I thought it still had multiple owners? Maybe they’re branches of this same family.

[ewefxds]

The skill and craftsmanship to build that 900 years ago is astounding

[tynguyen]

Imagine your mom tell you to “dust the whole castle”

[bstygrlinlrtmemory]

My ancestors survive as a peasant. That's quite an accomplishment.

[thecrookedguy]

These guys lasted longer than most of the empires in the world

[ListPosts]

If the family ain't living in a massive castle you got to wonder what sort of monster mansion they're choosing to live in instead

[rwac]

Imagine getting into bed and realising you left your charger downstairs

[andresc]

Imagine having a house that’s pictured on your country’s currency... I’d be like, “that’s my house...”

[Psluvr]

Am I the only one upset to find out they don’t actually still live in it full-time

[kocickakitty]

Respect to this family for maintaining the legacy of their ancestors and taking care of the castle for future generations to see.

[srod]

Must be nice to be part of a 35th generational rich family

[queenfornow]

I went to this castle probably 3 times by now(I live in Germany). It is really interesting to see how the furniture looked and what rooms were connected to each other. The beds were super small, looking like a childrens bedroom as in the past people were not as big as we are now(the average hight was about 1.50m). There were also many secret rooms hidden in the walls. These rooms either connected to a womans bedroom or it was an escape room going all the way down to the forest! It was a really cool experience even if you‘re not as interested in history(as myself) and would recommend going there.

[frikyx]

How does one marry into a family like that? Asking for a friend...

[TheBigDBandito]

My parents could probably have bought this castle if I always turned off the lights