The Platte is located in the north of Wiesbaden at 501 m above sea level. This is a field name that originates from forestry and means "clear-cut". Platter Straße, which is called Hühnerstraße in the rear Taunus and connects Wiesbaden with Limburg, runs over this elevation in the Vordertaunus.

Prince Karl zu Nassau Usingen first had a forester's lodge built here in 1750 in the middle of the princely hunting grounds, later a hunting lodge, which was destroyed in 1797 as a result of the turmoil during the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1827, Duke Wilhelm zu Nassau inaugurated Platte Hunting Lodge, which was built in the neoclassical style and severely damaged by aerial bombing in 1945.

Today, the ruins, which have a glass roof and a viewing platform, can be hired for social events. The neighboring "Jagdschloss Platte" café and restaurant was rebuilt in 1957.