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Burg Brandeck, Dornhan

Burg Brandeck

Brandeck Castle

Dornhan

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Dornhan

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Brandeck stands in Dornhan (Landkreis Rottweil), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 10th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Standing at over 640 metres above sea level, some 1800 metres southwest of Dornhan, Burg Brandeck survives today only as a ruin, with remnants of a shield wall still visible. It was probably built around 1110 by the lords of Fluorn, ministerials of the counts of Sulz, who thereafter took the name of Brandeck. The castle passed to the dukes of Teck toward the end of the 13th century, then to the House of Württemberg by 1399 at the latest. It remains a quiet hilltop site, away from the more visited castles of the region.

What to know

  • This is an open-air ruin, reduced to the remains of a shield wall, with no roofed building to visit.
  • The site sits on a hilltop about 1800 metres southwest of Dornhan, so a walk up is required.
  • There are no set opening hours or admission fees, as the ruin can be freely approached.
  • Nearby stands another ruin, Sterneck, worth combining with a visit here.

Where this château is

Dornhan · Landkreis Rottweil · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

L410, 72175 Dornhan

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown
Period of construction
10th century

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Frequently asked

What remains of Burg Brandeck today?
Only remnants of a shield wall survive from the former fortified complex.
Who built Burg Brandeck?
It was probably erected around 1110 by the lords of Fluorn, ministerials of the counts of Sulz, who then took the name of Brandeck.
Can Burg Brandeck be visited freely?
The site is an outdoor ruin with no known hours or fees, though reaching it from Dornhan requires a walk uphill.
Is Burg Brandeck connected to other castles nearby?
The nearby ruin of Sterneck was built between 1230 and 1250 by Vollmar von Brandeck, a descendant of the same family.

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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 Rottweil

From the same period — 10e siècle