• Born in Frankenstein Castle in 1673, Johann was the inspiration for the mad scientist "Frankenstein" in Mary Shelley's novel.
  • Not to be confused with another Frankenstein Castle near Darmstadt, this one is situated literally on the top of a railway line connecting Neustadt to Kaiserslautern.
  • From 1204 to 1231, documents mention the knights Marquard, Friedrich and Helenger von Frankenstein as administrators in charge of the castle.
  • Frankenstein Castle (German: Burg Frankenstein) has earned the reputation as Germany’s most ominous castle due to its location and the way it looks.
  • Frankenstein Castle Halloween — Darmstadt Germany Frankenstein's castle has become a popular tourist attraction in the XXth Century.
  • the castle that may have inspired Frankenstein. ... Go inside Frankenstein's castle. The tale of this monster blends myth and reality. ByBrad Scriber.
  • On a hilltop in the Odenwald mountain range, overlooking the German city of Darmstadt, are the crumbling remains of the real-life Frankenstein Castle.
  • The Frankenstein Castle Run was held until 2008, when American forces left Darmstadt and the base was turned over to the German government.
  • Just like any other castle, this one also needed its allies and in 1292 Frankenstein Castle formed a friendship with the County of Katzenelnbogen.