Can Burg Ebertshausen still be seen today?

No, the castle was levelled in 1468; only a foundation outline of about 33 by 22 metres remains in the ground.

Where is Burg Ebertshausen located?

On a hill west of today's Gut Kaltenbrunn estate at Gmund am Tegernsee, in the Landkreis Miesbach, Bavaria.

Who owned Burg Ebertshausen?

Around 1120 it was acquired by a man named Herbreht, who gave it its name, and in 1217 it passed to Tegernsee Abbey, which granted it as a fief.

Why did the castle disappear?

Left uninhabited for two centuries and used only occasionally for hunting trips, it fell into decay and was levelled to its foundations in 1468.

Burg Ebertshausen

Ebertshausen Castle

Gmund am Tegernsee

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Where: Gmund am Tegernsee

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Burg Ebertshausen stands in Gmund am Tegernsee (Landkreis Miesbach), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Ebertshausen refers to the remains of a vanished motte castle, on a hill west of today's Gut Kaltenbrunn estate near Gmund am Tegernsee. There is no standing structure to see, only an archaeological site where a foundation outline of roughly 33 by 22 metres can still be traced in the ground. The place is best understood through its history: a medieval stronghold tied to Tegernsee Abbey, which changed hands several times before being abandoned and finally levelled in the late Middle Ages.

What to know

No standing building remains; only a foundation outline is visible in the ground.
The site lies on a hill west of the Gut Kaltenbrunn estate at Gmund am Tegernsee.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities associated with the site, which can be walked around freely outdoors.
Visiting means a walk and reading the terrain, without any staging or tourist infrastructure.

Where this château is

Gmund am Tegernsee · Landkreis Miesbach · Bayern

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83703 Gmund am Tegernsee

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can Burg Ebertshausen still be seen today?: No, the castle was levelled in 1468; only a foundation outline of about 33 by 22 metres remains in the ground.
Where is Burg Ebertshausen located?: On a hill west of today's Gut Kaltenbrunn estate at Gmund am Tegernsee, in the Landkreis Miesbach, Bavaria.
Who owned Burg Ebertshausen?: Around 1120 it was acquired by a man named Herbreht, who gave it its name, and in 1217 it passed to Tegernsee Abbey, which granted it as a fief.
Why did the castle disappear?: Left uninhabited for two centuries and used only occasionally for hunting trips, it fell into decay and was levelled to its foundations in 1468.