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Atlas Obscura - Latest • Feb. 5, 2026, 5:15 p.m.
Reichsburg Cochem in Cochem, Germany
Reichsburg Cochem is a hilltop castle in Germany’s Mosel River Valley. It sits on a hill that over looks the city and the neighboring Mosel River.
Several vineyards sit along the hillside of the castle and the river which grow the grapes to make the the Riesling wine that the area is famous for. The castle was built in 1130 and in 1151, King Konrad III occupied the castle and declared it an "Imperial Castle".
It was later destroyed by French troops in 1689 during the Nine Years' War and afterwards it sat in ruins for nearly two centuries. In 1868 it was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style by German businessman Louis Fredric Ravené.
Several vineyards sit along the hillside of the castle and the river which grow the grapes to make the the Riesling wine that the area is famous for. The castle was built in 1130 and in 1151, King Konrad III occupied the castle and declared it an "Imperial Castle".
It was later destroyed by French troops in 1689 during the Nine Years' War and afterwards it sat in ruins for nearly two centuries. In 1868 it was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style by German businessman Louis Fredric Ravené.
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