Altena Castle (German: Burg Altena) is a Medieval hill castle in the town of Altena in North Rhine-Westphalia
Altena Castle (German: Burg Altena) is a Medieval hill castle in the town of Altena in North Rhine-Westphalia. Built on a spur of Klusenberg hill, the castle lies near the Lenne in the Märkischer Kreis.
The castle was erected by the early Counts of Berg in the early 12th century. Eventually, the House of Berg abandoned Altena and moved their residence to Hamm.
Supposedly, the castle was built by the brothers Adolf and Everhard von Berg around the year 1108 after Henry V granted them land in Sauerland. On Wulfseck Mountain they built their castle, which they named Wulfeshagen, later Altena. This is one of the three legends of the establishment of the county of Altena and the building of the castle.
After the acquisition of Mark near the city of Hamm in 1198, the counts of Altena took Mark Castle as their primary residence and called themselves the Counts of the Mark. They occasionally inhabited Altena Castle and from 1392 onward it was used as a residence for the county bailiff (Amtmann).
In 1912, Richard Schirrmann established the world's first youth hostel within the castle, which is still in use today (Jugendherberge Burg Altena).
Parking for buses and cars are free in the parking lot "Langer Kamp" (about 15 - 20 minute walk to the castle)
- Museum: EUR 6.00
- Combined ticket: EUR 9.00
Combined ticket:
- experience elevator
- museum Burg Altena
- German Wire Museum)
- Museum: EUR 3.50
- Combined ticket : EUR 5.00
Combined ticket:
- experience elevator
- museum Burg Altena
- German Wire Museum)
- Family ticket (2 adults max.. With max four minor children): EUR 12.00
- Combined ticket (experience elevator, museum Burg Altena, German Wire Museum): EUR 20.00
Groups of 15 people:
- For adults per person: EUR 5.00
- Combined ticket for adults: EUR 7.00
- adults with volunteering map NRW; Children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 years; Student; Students; Disabled persons with official ID; (School groups 2 escorts are free): EUR 2.50
- Combined ticket for children, student: EUR 4.00
Free admission on the following days:
- Good Friday
- International Museum Day
- Heritage Day
- 2nd Christmas
- who visits from May to October on weekends