Can Burg Dischingen be visited freely?

Yes, the site lies in open forest and can be reached at any time without fixed hours or an entrance fee.

Why is Burg Dischingen also called Räuberburg?

This is the local nickname for the site, tied to a tradition that robbers once used the ruins as a hideout.

When was Burg Dischingen destroyed?

It was burned down during the conflict between the imperial cities and Count Eberhard of Württemberg, around 1311 to 1312.

Burg Dischingen

Dischingen Castle

Weilimdorf

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Burg Dischingen stands in Weilimdorf (Stuttgart), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Dischingen, also known locally as the Räuberburg, is the ruin of a hilltop castle standing in the Solitude state forest above the Weilimdorf district of Stuttgart. Only scant remains of walls, along with ditches and earthworks, survive from a stronghold that was burned down in the early 14th century. Forgotten for centuries, the site was rediscovered only in the late 1940s and subsequently excavated by archaeologists.

What to know

The site lies deep in the Solitude forest at roughly 400 metres above sea level, reached via a woodland path.
This is not a restored or furnished castle but an open-air ruin, with low wall remnants, ditches and earthworks.
There are no set opening hours or admission fees, as access to the forest site is unrestricted.
The walk suits visitors in reasonable physical condition, given the wooded and somewhat hilly terrain.
About 400 metres to the south lie the remains of the older Burg Alt-Dischingen, the site's predecessor.

Where this château is

Weilimdorf · Stuttgart · Baden-Württemberg

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Unnamed Road, Weilimdorf, 70499 Stuttgart

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Can Burg Dischingen be visited freely?: Yes, the site lies in open forest and can be reached at any time without fixed hours or an entrance fee.
What remains of Burg Dischingen today?: Only scant wall remnants along with ditches and earthworks survive from the former stronghold.
Why is Burg Dischingen also called Räuberburg?: This is the local nickname for the site, tied to a tradition that robbers once used the ruins as a hideout.
When was Burg Dischingen destroyed?: It was burned down during the conflict between the imperial cities and Count Eberhard of Württemberg, around 1311 to 1312.