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Burg Sooneck - Trechtingshausen
Burg Sooneck below Trechtingshausen is situated at the very eastern end of the projection of the Forest of Soonwald, dates back to the year 1000 and the time of bishop Willegis of Mainz.. It was destroyed several times.
In 1834, the castle fell into the possession of the crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and his brother. It was only in the year 1842 that it was rebuilt as a hunting lodge according to plans conceived by the Koblenz military architect and engineer, Major Karl Schnitzler. The kernel of the structure is a habitable tower constructed in the 14th century. The interior contains valuable furniture and collections.
Burg Sooneck whose outer appearance is seriously impaired by the continued commercial activities of a large quarry situated below it, has been state owned since 1918 and is open to the public.