Did you know that? The castle was used to represent the exterior of the military asylum in the movie, The Ninth Configuration.
Eltz Castle was divided among the three brothers of the Eltz family in 1268, namely Wilhelm, Theodoric, and Eliey. The brothers lived separately in different parts of the castle.
Eltz Castle is also known as the tragic romantic castle due to this legend told of the castle.
In the 15th century, Agnes, a beautiful daughter of the count, was sworn to the knight of Braunsberg. They had opposite natures: Agnes was gentle and modest, whereas the young knight was rough and hard-hearted. Agnes refused to kiss him on their engagement day, and as a result of the anger caused by her refusal, the young knight avowed war on the family.