Can you visit the Alte Burg at Einöd?

No, nothing remains visible on site since the mound was levelled in 1928; the excavated objects are displayed at the nearby Römermuseum Schwarzenacker.

Where was the Alte Burg located?

It stood at Einöd, part of Homburg in the Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, in the Schwarzbach valley.

How old is the Alte Burg?

It dates from the Salian period, the 10th or 11th century.

What was found during the 1928 excavation?

The foundations of a rectangular residential tower, along with Romanesque columns and reused fragments of Roman reliefs.

Alte Burg

Homburg

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Homburg

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Alte Burg (Einöd) stands in Homburg (Saarpfalz-Kreis), in Saarland, Germany. Recorded dating: 9th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Alte Burg was a motte castle, now vanished, that once stood in the Schwarzbach valley near the village of Einöd, part of Homburg in Saarland. Built during the Salian period, in the 10th or 11th century, it comprised a rectangular residential tower whose foundations were uncovered by excavations in 1928, shortly before the mound itself was levelled. Nothing remains visible above ground today, but the architectural finds, including two Romanesque column shafts with cube capitals and fragments of reused Roman reliefs, are kept at the nearby Römermuseum Schwarzenacker.

What to know

There is nothing to see on site, as the castle mound was completely levelled in 1928 following excavations.
No opening hours, fees or visitor facilities exist, since the location itself offers no remains to view.
The finds from the excavation, including columns and reused Roman relief fragments, are displayed at the nearby Römermuseum Schwarzenacker.
The former castle site lies in the Schwarzbach floodplain, near the old road junction through Einöd.

Where this château is

Homburg · Saarpfalz-Kreis · Saarland

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Address

Homburg, Saarpfalz-Kreis

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown
Period of construction: 9th century

Frequently asked

Can you visit the Alte Burg at Einöd?: No, nothing remains visible on site since the mound was levelled in 1928; the excavated objects are displayed at the nearby Römermuseum Schwarzenacker.
Where was the Alte Burg located?: It stood at Einöd, part of Homburg in the Saarpfalz-Kreis, Saarland, in the Schwarzbach valley.
How old is the Alte Burg?: It dates from the Salian period, the 10th or 11th century.
What was found during the 1928 excavation?: The foundations of a rectangular residential tower, along with Romanesque columns and reused fragments of Roman reliefs.