What remains of the Burg Drachenstein today?

Visitors can see the remains of ditches and ramparts tracing the former fortress layout, along with a large gneiss boulder inside the enclosure, but no standing building.

Where is the Burg Drachenstein located?

It stands on a hill in Laimnau, a district of the town of Tettnang, in the Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg.

Can you freely visit the Burg Drachenstein?

It is an open-air site with no known facilities or set hours, reached on foot from the village.

Where does the name Drachenstein come from?

It comes from a large erratic gneiss boulder inside the enclosure, locally known as the Drackenstein.

Drackenstein

Laimnau

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Laimnau

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Schloss Hersberg (Hersberg Castle)Accommodation on site21 km

Burg Drachenstein stands in Laimnau (Bodenseekreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Drachenstein, also known as Drackenstein, is a ruined spur castle standing at 520 meters above sea level, north of the church of Laimnau, a district of the town of Tettnang. What survives today are the remains of ditches and earthen ramparts forming a roughly quadrangular layout with rounded corners, about fifty meters long and up to twenty meters wide. Inside the enclosure lies a notable erratic block of gneiss, locally called the Drackenstein, which gave the site its name. The castle's origins are uncertain, with a possible early medieval phase later reworked during the high medieval period.

What to know

This is an open-air ruin, reduced to traces of ditches and ramparts, with no standing building left.
The site sits on a wooded hilltop, so reaching it involves a walk uphill from Laimnau.
No verified information on opening hours, fees or accessibility arrangements is available.
Because the ground is uneven and natural, sturdy footwear suited to woodland paths is advisable.

Where this château is

Laimnau · Bodenseekreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Laimnau, Bodenseekreis

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Burg Drachenstein today?: Visitors can see the remains of ditches and ramparts tracing the former fortress layout, along with a large gneiss boulder inside the enclosure, but no standing building.
Where is the Burg Drachenstein located?: It stands on a hill in Laimnau, a district of the town of Tettnang, in the Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg.
Can you freely visit the Burg Drachenstein?: It is an open-air site with no known facilities or set hours, reached on foot from the village.
Where does the name Drachenstein come from?: It comes from a large erratic gneiss boulder inside the enclosure, locally known as the Drackenstein.