Can you still visit Burg Breisach?

Only outdoor ruins remain, mainly the moat and sections of wall, with no enclosed building to walk through.

Why was Burg Breisach destroyed?

It was dismantled in 1741 on the orders of Maria Theresa of Austria for lack of sufficient troops, then further destroyed by the French around 1745, with the last remains of the keep removed in 1793.

Who built Burg Breisach?

It was likely built at the end of the 12th century by Berthold V of Zähringen, later extended by the Habsburgs from 1294 onward.

Where can you see a reconstruction of Burg Breisach?

A model of the former castle is displayed at the town museum housed in the Rhine Gate in Breisach am Rhein.

Burg Breisach

Breisach Castle

Breisach am Rhein

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Burg Breisach stands in Breisach am Rhein (Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Breisach survives only as a ruin on top of the Münsterberg hill above the town of Breisach am Rhein. Built at the end of the 12th century, likely at the initiative of Berthold V of Zähringen, it was extended by the Habsburgs and raised to the rank of imperial fortress in the early 14th century. What remains today are stretches of wall and the moat that once cut off the keep, which itself vanished after the demolitions of the 18th century. A model of the former castle is on display at the town museum housed in the Rhine Gate in Breisach.

What to know

The site consists only of open-air ruins, with no interior building to tour.
Reaching it involves climbing the Münsterberg hill above Breisach's old town.
The moat and remaining wall sections are the main visible traces of the castle.
A model reconstructing the vanished castle is kept at the town museum in the Rhine Gate in Breisach.

Where this château is

Breisach am Rhein · Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald · Baden-Württemberg

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79206 Breisach am Rhein

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Château phone number

+49 7667 8320

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Can you still visit Burg Breisach?: Only outdoor ruins remain, mainly the moat and sections of wall, with no enclosed building to walk through.
Why was Burg Breisach destroyed?: It was dismantled in 1741 on the orders of Maria Theresa of Austria for lack of sufficient troops, then further destroyed by the French around 1745, with the last remains of the keep removed in 1793.
Who built Burg Breisach?: It was likely built at the end of the 12th century by Berthold V of Zähringen, later extended by the Habsburgs from 1294 onward.
Where can you see a reconstruction of Burg Breisach?: A model of the former castle is displayed at the town museum housed in the Rhine Gate in Breisach am Rhein.