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Blücherschanze, Ennerich

Blücherschanze

Ennerich

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Ennerich

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Open within 20 km

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Blücherschanze stands in Ennerich (Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 18th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Blücherschanze is a lunette-type field fortification perched above the Lahn on the northern edge of the Taunus, near Ennerich. Built by Austrian troops in 1796 during the Coalition Wars, it was meant to watch over the mouth of the Kerkerbach valley and help shield Frankfurt am Main from the French army then stationed in the Westerwald. The earthworks still show the outline of its faces, flanks and rear rampart, and a memorial erected in 1926 marks the grave of 250 Prussian soldiers who died in 1813 and were buried in the fortification's rear ditch.

What to know

  • The site lies directly on the Lahnhöhenweg trail, reachable on foot from Ennerich.
  • It is an open-air earthwork fortification with no building or visitor facilities.
  • Visiting means walking through a historic military site, with no opening hours or tickets.
  • A memorial from 1926 commemorates Prussian soldiers buried there in 1813.

Where this château is

Ennerich · Landkreis Limburg-Weilburg · Hessen

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Address

Unnamed Road, 65594 Runkel

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction
18th century

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Frequently asked

What is the Blücherschanze?
It is a lunette-shaped field fortification built in 1796 by Austrian troops near Ennerich, in Hesse.
Can visitors freely access the Blücherschanze?
Yes, the open-air site lies on the Lahnhöhenweg trail and can be visited without opening hours or a ticket.
Why is there a memorial at the site?
It honours 250 Prussian soldiers who died in 1813 and were buried in the fortification's rear ditch.
Is the Blücherschanze a protected site?
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

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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 Limburg-Weilburg

From the same period — 18e siècle