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Freiburg Castle

Freiburg im Breisgau

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Freiburg im Breisgau

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Burg Freiburg stands in Freiburg im Breisgau (Freiburg im Breisgau), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Freiburg Castle once crowned the Schlossberg above Freiburg im Breisgau, standing from the eleventh century until its final destruction in the mid eighteenth century. What remains today is not a standing building but an archaeological site, reshaped across seven centuries of fortification, from the Romanesque castrum of the Dukes of Zähringen to the works later added under Marshal Vauban. Among the trees covering the hill one can make out the re-exposed outlines of the Fort Carré bastions, along with a ditch and a mound of rubble marking where the old keep once stood. The site is best approached as a viewpoint over the city rather than a building to tour.

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What to know

  • No standing building remains today, only buried remains and earthworks are visible on the Schlossberg.
  • Reaching the site requires a walk uphill through wooded terrain above Freiburg im Breisgau and demands moderate physical effort.
  • The site can be visited freely, with no set hours or ticket, as part of a walk on the Schlossberg.
  • There are no historic rooms or furnishings to see, the interest lies in an outdoor archaeological site.

Where this château is

Freiburg im Breisgau · Freiburg im Breisgau · Baden-Württemberg

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Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg im Breisgau

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Heritage status
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Frequently asked

Can you still visit Freiburg Castle?
No building remains standing, but the fortification remnants and earthworks on the Schlossberg can be reached on a walk.
Why did Freiburg Castle disappear?
Destroyed and rebuilt repeatedly through successive wars, it was finally razed by French troops in 1744 before they left the city.
Who built Freiburg Castle?
Duke Berthold II of Zähringen had the first castle built on the Schlossberg in 1091, and it was later held and fortified by the Counts of Freiburg and then the Habsburgs.
What can be seen at the site today?
Visitors can make out the cleared outlines of the Fort Carré bastions, along with a ditch and a rubble mound marking the former keep.

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