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Renaissancegarten
Schloss-Straße 5, 56338 Braubach
The Renaissance garden of Schloss Philippsburg is located in the freely accessible courtyard at Schloss-Straße 5. The garden was reconstructed according to historically transmitted plans by Wilhelm Dilich from the year 1607 and is one of the oldest castle gardens in Rhineland-Palatinate. Six square beds divide the area of about 500 square meters. They are planted with perennials common in the Renaissance period and are framed by a boxwood hedge. Narrow decorative paths made of white gravel lead through the garden. The amenities include two fountains.
The Renaissance garden is a World Heritage garden and is part of the Route of the World Heritage Gardens in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley.
https://gartenkultur.welterbe-mittelrhein.de/route-der-welterbe-gaerten/braubach-renaissancegarten/
A gem in the world heritage area! In 2009, the garden of Philippsburg Castle was reconstructed on its original site according to original designs and is one of the oldest castle gardens in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Philippsburg Castle was built in 1568-71 at the southern end of the town on the Rhine. Today it houses, among other things, the European Castle Institute - an institution of the German Castle Association.
The garden is divided into six square beds, as was common in the Renaissance period. Between them are paths with two fountains in the middle. Narrow ornamental paths of white gravel divide the beds bordered with boxwood, which bloom in different seasons. Both types of beds consist of four sections each with the same planting (herbs, useful and ornamental plants), which still reminiscent of the kitchen gardens of the Middle Ages, e.g., saints' wort, iris, Roman chamomile, cushion marjoram, and columbine, as well as feather carnation, rue, kitchen sage, Madonna lily, and blood cranesbill.
Benches in the wall niches invite you to relax.
