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Burg Frauenberg (Hessen), Ebsdorfergrund

Frauenberg

Ebsdorfergrund

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Ebsdorfergrund

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Burg Frauenberg (Hessen) stands in Ebsdorfergrund (Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf), in Hesse, Germany. Recorded dating: 13th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Frauenberg is the ruin of a medieval hilltop castle set on a basalt cone in the Lahnberge, 370 metres above sea level, overlooking the Ebsdorfer Grund and the Amöneburg basin. Built around 1250 on the orders of Duchess Sophie of Brabant to protect Marburg and watch over the Langen Hessen route, it had already lost its strategic role by the mid 15th century. What remains today are fragments of the walls, including a seven metre high inner ring wall, along with traces of the surrounding ditches, and no certain picture of the original layout can be drawn.

What to know

  • The ruin sits on a hilltop, reached on foot via an uphill path.
  • It is an open ruin with no known opening hours or admission fees.
  • The site offers a wide view over the Ebsdorfer Grund and the Amöneburg basin.
  • No verified information is available on accessibility, parking, or dogs.

Where this château is

Ebsdorfergrund · Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf · Hessen

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Address

Beltershausen, 35085 Ebsdorfergrund

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown
Period of construction
13th century

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Frequently asked

Where is the Burg Frauenberg located?
It stands in Ebsdorfergrund, in the Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf in Hesse, about 6 kilometres south of Marburg.
How old is the Burg Frauenberg?
It dates from the 13th century, built around 1250 for Duchess Sophie of Brabant.
Can the castle still be visited today?
Only a partially preserved ruin remains, with surviving sections of wall and ditches.
Is there an entrance fee?
No admission fee is documented for this site.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf

From the same period — 13e siècle