Rüdesheim am Rhein in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse, Germany — Central Europe

Boosenburg Castle

Bossenburg Castle Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 2, 2008

1. Bossenburg Castle Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Tower 12 Century, Residence Neo-Gothic Middle of 19th Century.

Bossenburg Turm 12. Jahrhundert Wohnhaus neugotisch Mitte 19. Jahrhundert

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 49° 58.698′ N, 7° 55.074′ E. Marker is in Rüdesheim am Rhein, Hessen (Hesse), in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis. It is on Oberstrasse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rheinstraße 3, Rüdesheim am Rhein HE 65385, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the German Upper Rhine

and specifically in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.

Globally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire,

the Holy Roman Empire,

and the former West Germany.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 10 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Adlerturm / Eagle Tower (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Johann Schlaad (1822-1892) (approx. 8.2

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kilometers away in Rheinland-Pfalz); Evangelische Kirche / Protestant Church (approx. 8.2 kilometers away in Rheinland-Pfalz); Ehemaliges Amtshaus / Former Administrative Building (approx. 8.3 kilometers away in Rheinland-Pfalz); Ehemalige Schule von Waldlaubersheim / Former Waldlaubersheim School (approx. 8.4 kilometers away in Rheinland-Pfalz); Neuer Dorfplatz von Waldlaubersheim / New Village Square (approx. 8.4 kilometers away in Rheinland-Pfalz).

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 2, 2008

2. Bossenburg Castle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.