Can you visit Burg Eybburg?

The remains stand on private farmland in the hamlet of Eybburg, part of Arberg, and are best viewed from outside.

What remains of Burg Eybburg today?

A stretch of the northern wall with two towers, broad moats, and a chapel housed in the old 15th-century gatehouse.

When was Burg Eybburg built?

The site, first recorded as Lochhof in 1416, was rebuilt as a castle by Ludwig von Eyb-Sommersdorf in 1487, who gave it its present name.

Why did the castle lose its importance?

Sold to the Bishop of Eichstätt in 1622, it became a simple farm estate, and the last remains of the palas were torn down in 1891.

Where is Burg Eybburg located?

In the hamlet of Eybburg, part of the municipality of Arberg, in the Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria.

Ehemalige Burg

Arberg

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Where: Arberg

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Burg Eybburg stands in Arberg (Landkreis Ansbach), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Eybburg is a former moated stronghold, largely vanished today, located in the hamlet of Eybburg within the municipality of Arberg. The site began as Lochhof, a fief first recorded in 1416, before Ludwig von Eyb-Sommersdorf had a new castle built here in 1487, giving the place its present name. What remains includes a stretch of the northern curtain wall with two towers, broad moats with their outer rampart, and a 15th-century gatehouse later converted into a chapel. The last section of the keep-like palas, at least ten metres high, was pulled down in 1891.

What to know

The remains stand on private farmland and are best seen from outside rather than visited as a developed monument.
Visible features include a section of the perimeter wall with two towers, the moats, and the old gatehouse turned chapel.
The site is located in Arberg, within the Landkreis Ansbach, in Bavaria.
The castle is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Where this château is

Arberg · Landkreis Ansbach · Bayern

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Address

91722 Arberg

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Eybburg?: The remains stand on private farmland in the hamlet of Eybburg, part of Arberg, and are best viewed from outside.
What remains of Burg Eybburg today?: A stretch of the northern wall with two towers, broad moats, and a chapel housed in the old 15th-century gatehouse.
When was Burg Eybburg built?: The site, first recorded as Lochhof in 1416, was rebuilt as a castle by Ludwig von Eyb-Sommersdorf in 1487, who gave it its present name.
Why did the castle lose its importance?: Sold to the Bishop of Eichstätt in 1622, it became a simple farm estate, and the last remains of the palas were torn down in 1891.
Where is Burg Eybburg located?: In the hamlet of Eybburg, part of the municipality of Arberg, in the Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria.