Founded before 1247. Originally an imperial castle. A ministerial family of Wegelnburg can be traced from 1247 to 1312. The castle is conquered and destroyed in 1272 for breach of the peace. Pledged to the Electoral Palatinate in 1330 after restoration by Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian. From 1417 until the French Revolution, it is owned by the Duke of Palatinate- Zweibrücken. Destroyed by the French in 1679. (Dieter Barz)
The oldest remnant of the castle is a wall angle with high-quality humpback ashlar masonry from the 2nd half of the 12th century or around 1200, which probably belongs to a shield wall or probably to a small tower. The other buildings on three levels do not allow any conclusions to be drawn due to the lack of existing buildings. Only a section of wall at the south-west corner has more recent humpback ashlars with pincer holes. (Dieter Barz)
The castle - on three levels - has been completely demolished, apart from a few remnants. A wall angle (4 m x 4 m) on the south-western upper castle represents the remains of a shield wall or a small tower or "keep". No further buildings can be traced. Only one filter cistern has survived on each of the upper and lower castles. (Dieter Barz)