Who built Altsachsenheim castle?

Tradition credits the lords of Sachsenheim in the 13th century, though heritage research points more toward the related lords of Remmingen as the actual builders.

Can visitors go inside the ruin?

There is no intact building to enter, only the outdoor remains of the castle's core walls.

How do you get to Altsachsenheim?

It is reached on foot via a path from the hamlet of Egartenhof, just above the ruin.

What can still be seen on site?

Almost square walls, in places nearly 14 metres high, with stone corbels marking the levels of long-vanished floors.

Altsachsenheim

Sachsenheim

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Altsachsenheim stands in Sachsenheim (Landkreis Ludwigsburg), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Altsachsenheim is a ruined hilltop castle overlooking the Enz valley above the hamlet of Untermberg. Tradition holds that it was the ancestral seat of the lords of Sachsenheim, though heritage researchers now lean toward the theory that it was actually built by the related lords of Remmingen. Visitors find an almost square ground plan, with walls several metres thick still standing up to fifteen metres high in places, remnants of a keep whose surviving stone corbels reveal three vanished storeys. Nearby, the hamlet of Egartenhof with its 16th-century manor house, and a solitary tower locally nicknamed the 'Mäuseturm', round out a visit to the site.

What to know

The site is an open-air ruin, with no enclosed building or indoor exhibition.
Access is on foot, via a steep path from the hamlet of Egartenhof.
As no opening hours or fees are set for this site, visits are unrestricted but the ground is uneven.
There is no dedicated parking or accessibility provision on site.
Nearby, the Egartenhof manor house and the Mäuseturm tower can only be seen from the outside.

Where this château is

Sachsenheim · Landkreis Ludwigsburg · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Egartenhof, 74343 Sachsenheim

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Château phone number

+49 7142 9610530

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Who built Altsachsenheim castle?: Tradition credits the lords of Sachsenheim in the 13th century, though heritage research points more toward the related lords of Remmingen as the actual builders.
Can visitors go inside the ruin?: There is no intact building to enter, only the outdoor remains of the castle's core walls.
How do you get to Altsachsenheim?: It is reached on foot via a path from the hamlet of Egartenhof, just above the ruin.
What can still be seen on site?: Almost square walls, in places nearly 14 metres high, with stone corbels marking the levels of long-vanished floors.