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Burg Burgberg

Burgberg Castle

Burgberg im Allgäu

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Burgberg im Allgäu

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Burg Burgberg stands in Burgberg im Allgäu (Landkreis Oberallgäu), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Burgberg, also known as Burg Heimenhofen, is a ruined hilltop castle perched on a limestone outcrop at the western foot of the Grünten, above the village of Burgberg im Allgäu. What remains, chiefly a stretch of the north wall and the remnants of a residential tower counted among the oldest of its kind in the Allgäu, dates largely to the early 12th century, with an eastward extension added around 1330. After passing through several noble families, the castle burned during the Thirty Years' War and was later stripped for building stone by villagers. Conservation work carried out between 1992 and 1997 secured the surviving masonry seen today.

What to know

  • The castle plateau with the secured north wall is freely accessible, but most other remains lie on private land and are partly at risk of collapse.
  • A short path leads up from the village to the plateau of the ruin.
  • No verified opening hours or admission fees are available, so the site is visited freely from the outside.
  • An information panel with a site plan stands to the east, at the foot of the castle hill.
  • Only wall fragments and a tower remnant survive, there is no habitable building or interior to visit.

Practical information

Visit duration
10 min
Wheelchair access
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Where this château is

Burgberg im Allgäu · Landkreis Oberallgäu · Bayern

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Address

87545 Burgberg im Allgäu

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Burgberg freely?
The plateau and the secured north wall are freely accessible, though other remains lie partly on private land.
How old is Burg Burgberg?
The oldest surviving part, a residential tower, dates from the early 12th century, with an extension added around 1330.
Why is Burg Burgberg a ruin?
It burned during the Thirty Years' War and was later quarried for stone by villagers, before partial conservation between 1992 and 1997.
Is there a building to visit on site?
No, only a stretch of wall and tower remnants survive, with no accessible interior.

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Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Landkreis Oberallgäu