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Alte Burg Nohfelden, Nohfelden

Alte Burg Nohfelden

Nohfelden

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Where
Nohfelden

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Alte Burg Nohfelden stands in Nohfelden (Landkreis St. Wendel), in Saarland, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Alte Burg refers to the remains of a former motte castle west of Neunkirchen/Nahe, a district of the municipality of Nohfelden. The site, now part of the grounds of a retirement home, was built between the 10th and 11th centuries and destroyed in the 12th century. What remains today is a mound, traces of a silted-up moat and a section of earthwork to the south.

What to know

  • This is not a castle open for visits but an archaeological site reduced to earthworks.
  • The site lies within the grounds of a retirement home, close to the B 269 road.
  • No standing building or ruin remains, only a mound, a silted-up moat and an earthen bank.
  • A visit amounts to a short walk outdoors and requires no particular effort.

Where this château is

Nohfelden · Landkreis St. Wendel · Saarland

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Address

Nohfelden, Landkreis St. Wendel

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Alte Burg in Nohfelden?
You can walk to the site, but no standing structure remains, only earthworks.
How old is the Alte Burg?
It was built between the 10th and 11th centuries and destroyed in the 12th century.
Where exactly is the Alte Burg located?
It lies west of Neunkirchen/Nahe, within the grounds of a retirement home near the B 269 road, in the municipality of Nohfelden.
What can still be seen there?
Visitors can see a mound, traces of a silted-up moat and a section of earthen bank to the south.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Landkreis St. Wendel