r/interestingasfuck • u/The_Love-Tap • 22h ago

Germany has more castles than the United States has McDonald’s. This is the Eltz castle, located in Wiershem. It has been owned and occupied by the same family for 33 generations over 800 years

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u/JustRegdToSayThis 20h ago

Not only that. You are obliged to do it in the exact way that the cultural heritage office tells you.

Install modern windows - nope

Install prper insulation - nope

Install AC - nope

I bet there are still "castles" you can get for 1€, but will cost millions to make inhabitable. There used to be a lot after reunification that nobody wanted - not even for free.

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u/KtaadnRota 14h ago

There were a lot in the east after reunification that were at least partially destroyed. They didn't get funding after the war to rebuild old castles like the west did. Housing and industry were the priority.

Spent my youth "urban exploring" in those old castles. Haven't been back for a long long time and sometimes wonder how many of them have been rebuilt since then.

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u/PhoeniX3733 12h ago

That's wrong. You're only obligated to keep the outward appearance of the building. 

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u/JustRegdToSayThis 6h ago

Yes, but the question is always how this is interpreted. I have first hand examples for all my points. Does not always prevent things but can make them crazy expensive.