Eltz Castle is a hilltop castle from the 12th century. It is located in the valley of the Elz River, which separates the Maifeld from the Eifel, south of the village on the territory of the local municipality of Wierschem in Rhineland-Palatinate at an altitude of 320 meters. The structure is one of the most famous castles in Germany. Like Bürresheim Castle and Lissingen Castle, it is one of those fortifications in the Eifel that could never be conquered.
