Can Burg Frauenberg be visited?

Only the old castle chapel is generally open during the day; the rest of the building is used by a religious community.

Who built Burg Frauenberg?

It was built by the lords, later counts, of Bodman, imperial ministerials who rebuilt and altered it several times.

Why did Burg Frauenberg become a convent?

After a devastating fire in 1307 killed most of the comital family, the site was given to Salem Abbey and rebuilt as a Cistercian convent.

What can be seen in the chapel of Burg Frauenberg?

It holds Marian figures and a 15th-century Pietà.

Where is Burg Frauenberg located?

It stands at Bodman-Ludwigshafen, in the Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, opposite the ruined Altbodman castle.

Burg Frauenberg

Bodman-Ludwigshafen

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Burg Frauenberg (Bodman) stands in Bodman-Ludwigshafen (Landkreis Konstanz), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Frauenberg stands on a rocky spur above Bodman-Ludwigshafen, facing the ruined Altbodman castle. Built by the lords, later counts, of Bodman, it served as their family seat until a fatal fire in 1307, after which it was rebuilt as a Cistercian convent known as Kloster Frauenberg. The old castle chapel still holds Marian figures and a 15th-century Pietà. The property remains in the hands of the comital family and today houses a religious community.

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Opening hours

Monday (today)	10:30-11:30 · 15:30-17:00
Tuesday	10:00-11:30 · 15:30-17:00
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	10:00-11:30 · 15:30-17:00
Friday	15:45-17:00
Saturday	10:00-11:30 · 15:00-16:30
Sunday	10:00-11:30 · 15:00-16:30

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

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Where this château is

Bodman-Ludwigshafen · Landkreis Konstanz · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

78351 Bodman-Ludwigshafen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Baden-Württemberg

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Can Burg Frauenberg be visited?: Only the old castle chapel is generally open during the day; the rest of the building is used by a religious community.
Who built Burg Frauenberg?: It was built by the lords, later counts, of Bodman, imperial ministerials who rebuilt and altered it several times.
Why did Burg Frauenberg become a convent?: After a devastating fire in 1307 killed most of the comital family, the site was given to Salem Abbey and rebuilt as a Cistercian convent.
What can be seen in the chapel of Burg Frauenberg?: It holds Marian figures and a 15th-century Pietà.
Where is Burg Frauenberg located?: It stands at Bodman-Ludwigshafen, in the Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, opposite the ruined Altbodman castle.