page_title: Schoenfels Castle
section_title: The castle today
hierarchical_section_title: Schoenfels Castle / History / The castle today
caption_attribution_description: English: Schoenfels Castle
context_page_description: Schoenfels Castle, with a history dating back to the 12th century, is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles in central Luxembourg. Located in the village of Schoenfels in the Mamer Valley between Kopstal and Mersch, it now belongs to the State of Luxembourg.
context_section_description: On completing its current restoration of the keep, the State intends to open a visitor centre for the Mamer Valley Nature Reserve and offices for the Forestry Administration. In the meantime, the castle is not open to the public.
caption: Schoenfels Castle, from across the Mamer river
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