Can you visit Burg Blankenburg without booking ahead?

Yes, the ruin can be visited freely, without a guide or reservation.

What remains of Burg Blankenburg today?

The 24 metre high keep and parts of the curtain wall survive, surrounded by a water-filled moat.

When was Burg Blankenburg destroyed?

It was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and has remained a ruin ever since.

Where is Burg Blankenburg located?

It lies in Wolfshagen, in the Landkreis Uckermark, in Brandenburg, on the border with Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Burg Blankenburg

Blankenburg Castle

Wolfshagen

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Where: Wolfshagen

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Burg Blankenburg stands in Wolfshagen (Landkreis Uckermark), in Brandenburg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Blankenburg is a ruined castle built on an island in the Haussee, right on the border between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Raised around 1250 by the von Raben family, it held a strategic position during the territorial disputes between Brandenburg, Mecklenburg and Pomerania. Destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, it was never rebuilt. The surviving keep and sections of the curtain wall can still be seen, surrounded by a broad water-filled moat.

What to know

The ruin can be visited freely, without a guide.
The site is surrounded by a 6 to 9 metre wide water-filled moat, which limits access to some viewpoints.
Only the 24 metre high keep and fragments of the outer wall remain from the original structure.
The castle is listed as a Baudenkmal in Brandenburg.

Where this château is

Wolfshagen · Landkreis Uckermark · Brandenburg

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Wolfshagen, Landkreis Uckermark

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Blankenburg without booking ahead?: Yes, the ruin can be visited freely, without a guide or reservation.
What remains of Burg Blankenburg today?: The 24 metre high keep and parts of the curtain wall survive, surrounded by a water-filled moat.
When was Burg Blankenburg destroyed?: It was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and has remained a ruin ever since.
Where is Burg Blankenburg located?: It lies in Wolfshagen, in the Landkreis Uckermark, in Brandenburg, on the border with Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.