Wernerseck Castle | |
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Kelterhausburg | |
Ochtendung | |
![]() Wernerseck Castle | |
![]() ![]() Wernerseck Castle ![]() ![]() Wernerseck Castle | |
Coordinates | 50°22′21″N 7°22′41″E / 50.372437°N 7.378091°E |
Type | hill castle |
Code | DE-RP |
Height | 154 m above sea level (NHN) |
Site information | |
Condition | ruins, largely preserved |
Site history | |
Built | 1402 |
Materials | basalt and slate |
Wernerseck Castle (German: Burg Wernerseck), also called the Kelterhausburg, is a late medieval hill castle in the municipality of Ochtendung in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It owes its name to its founder and lord of the castle, the Archbishop of Trier, Werner of Falkenstein (1388–1418). "Wernerseck" means "Werner's corner".