How old is Burg Grüneck?

Its exact construction date is unknown, but it may date back to the 10th or 11th century, with a stone rebuilding in the 13th century.

How do you get to Burg Grüneck?

It is reached on foot from the L 132 road in about thirty minutes along forest paths, with the last hundred metres crossing brush and rocky terrain.

What remains of Burg Grüneck today?

Only the walls of a square keep, roughly 14 by 16 metres with walls two to three metres thick, have survived.

Did Burg Grüneck have a specific purpose?

It is thought to have protected nearby mining activity, since the Sehringen area had deposits of silver-bearing galena.

Burg Grüneck

Schliengen

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Schliengen

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Burg Grüneck (Lipburg) stands in Schliengen (Landkreis Lörrach), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Grüneck, also known as Gerneck or Burg Obereggenen, is a ruined hilltop castle above the village of Schallsingen, at the foot of the Hochblauen. No construction date is firmly established: the structure may date back to the 10th or 11th century as an earth and timber fortification, later rebuilt in stone during the 13th century. Today only the walls of a square keep remain, standing quietly in the woods.

What to know

The site lies in Schliengen, in the Landkreis Lörrach, in Baden-Württemberg.
It can be reached on foot from the L 132 road in about half an hour, along well-maintained forest paths.
The final hundred metres cross brush and rocky ground, requiring reasonably sure footing.
Only the walls of a square keep remain, with no visitor facilities on site.
No opening hours or fees are documented, as this is a freely accessible ruin in the forest.

Where this château is

Schliengen · Landkreis Lörrach · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

79418 Schliengen

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How old is Burg Grüneck?: Its exact construction date is unknown, but it may date back to the 10th or 11th century, with a stone rebuilding in the 13th century.
How do you get to Burg Grüneck?: It is reached on foot from the L 132 road in about thirty minutes along forest paths, with the last hundred metres crossing brush and rocky terrain.
What remains of Burg Grüneck today?: Only the walls of a square keep, roughly 14 by 16 metres with walls two to three metres thick, have survived.
Did Burg Grüneck have a specific purpose?: It is thought to have protected nearby mining activity, since the Sehringen area had deposits of silver-bearing galena.