It is one of many historic castles along the Hessian Bergstraße Route, also famous for its vineyards and its mild climate.įrankenstein is a German name consisting of two words: The Franks are a Germanic tribe and "stein" is the German word for "stone". This castle may have been an inspiration for Mary Shelley when she wrote her 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus.Ĥ9☄7′35.84″N 8☄0′5.58″E / 49.7932889°N 8.6682167☎ / 49.7932889 8.6682167įrankenstein Castle is in southern Hesse, Germany, on the spurs of the Odenwald mountain range at an elevation of 370 m (1,210 ft) close to the southern outskirts of Darmstadt. For the castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Frankenstein Castle, Palatinate.įrankenstein Castle (German: Burg Frankenstein) is a hilltop castle in the Odenwald overlooking the city of Darmstadt in Germany.
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