Until the 21st century, the castle, which consists of the residential tower and the half-timbered building, was used as a residential estate by various aristocratic families. After being vacant for around ten years, the castle is now in private hands and is being renovated by the new owners. On their Instagram channel rapunzelturm_amoenau, the owners Iva Strack and Thomas Ziwes-Strack present their construction diary and record the renovation for all interested parties. Amönau is a very old place, which was donated to St Stephen's Abbey in Mainz by King Henry II in 1008. The former manor is located on a small spur-like hill, which is surrounded on three sides by the Asphe and Treisbach streams and the mill canal. The original stone building was erected in the 15th century by the Lords of Hohenfels. It was given its present appearance around 1800 with the addition of the imposing half-timbered extension. Inside, there are numerous features from the neoclassical period, such as a double-flight wooden staircase, an older tiled stove, historic doors, floorboards and windows. Once a year, always on the last Sunday in August, the owners open the grounds to visitors at the annual Rampunzelmarkt in Amönau. Next to the castle is the so-called Rapunzel Tower, a former aristocratic tea house. The Grimm fairy tale Rapunzel was illustrated by the painter Otto-Ubbelohde around 1800. He used this tea house as the original motif for the fairy tale.