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Burg Aschersleben

Aschersleben Castle

Aschersleben

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Aschersleben

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Burg Aschersleben stands in Aschersleben (Salzlandkreis), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 10th century. No visits are on record for this building.

On the Wolfsberg hill southwest of Aschersleben stand the remains of a medieval Burg, often called the Altenburg or Ruine Askania. Only part of a tower and some earthworks survive, now lying within the grounds of the Aschersleben zoo. The ruined tower currently houses the zoo's eagle owls, and a small permanent exhibition on the site's history can be found in the former animal keeper's cottage.

What to know

  • The site lies within the grounds of Aschersleben zoo, so zoo admission is required to see it.
  • Only tower and rampart remains survive, there is no habitable building to tour.
  • A small permanent exhibition on the Burg's history is housed in the former animal keeper's cottage.
  • The ruined tower now serves as an enclosure for the zoo's eagle owls.
  • The ruin sits on a hill, the Wolfsberg, so reaching it involves some uphill walking from the zoo entrance.

Where this château is

Aschersleben · Salzlandkreis · Sachsen-Anhalt

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Address

Aschersleben, Salzlandkreis

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction
10th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Aschersleben separately from the zoo?
No, the ruins lie inside the Aschersleben zoo grounds and can only be reached by entering it.
What remains of Burg Aschersleben today?
Only fragments of a tower and sections of earthworks survive, set within the zoo landscape.
How old is Burg Aschersleben?
The structure dates mainly from the 11th and 12th centuries, built on the site of an earlier fortified refuge.
Is Burg Aschersleben connected to the House of Ascania?
The connection is uncertain: it may have occasionally served as a residence for the Ascanian counts, but their actual ancestral castle stood elsewhere, at the present-day Burgplatz.
What is inside the ruined tower?
The tower now houses an enclosure for the zoo's eagle owls.

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Sources

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

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