Saturday, July 18, 2026 My Trip English中文
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
台灣國際報 — Taiwan's window to the world
Castle

Schloss Thorn

Germany · Europe

Schloss Thorn
Schloss Thorn. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

Schloss Thorn is a former castle, that has been turned into a stately home. It lies in the locality of Schloss Thorn, in the municipality of Palzem in the Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate. The current owners are the Barons von Hobe-Gelting.

Schloss Thorn is still in use as a residence today, and wine is produced from the surrounding vineyards, which have been family-owned since 1534, like the castle. It is the oldest castle vineyard on the Moselle; it also has the only preserved tree wine press of Europe.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

More castles in Germany