Where is Burg Grüningen located?

It stands in Pohlheim, in the Landkreis Gießen, in Hesse.

Can Burg Grüningen be visited freely?

It is an open-air ruin, but verified facts do not specify opening hours or fees.

How old is Burg Grüningen?

The castle likely dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries, with documented rebuilding in the 15th century.

What remains of Burg Grüningen today?

Visitors can see the stump of a round tower converted into a viewing platform and the restored remains of a hall building with a half-timbered upper floor.

Who restored Burg Grüningen?

A local heritage association, the Heimatverein Grüningen, restored the ruin starting in 1983, over more than 25 years.

Burg Grüningen

Grüningen Castle

Pohlheim

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Pohlheim

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Open within 20 km

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Burg Grüningen stands in Pohlheim (Landkreis Gießen), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Grüningen stands in the town of Pohlheim, in Hesse, as the ruin of a moated castle raised around the 12th and 13th centuries. Of the original square enclosure, a stump of a round tower now used as a viewing platform and the remains of a hall building with a rebuilt half-timbered upper floor still survive. The earliest recorded owners were linked to the Münzenberg family, before the site passed to the counts of Eppstein and later to the Solms family. Left to decay long before the Thirty Years' War, the ruin was painstakingly restored by a local heritage association starting in 1983.

What to know

This is an open-air ruin, with no known opening hours or admission fees.
The site is used today for medieval-style festivals and other locally organised events.
The restored round tower serves as a viewing point open to visitors.
The castle is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
No information is available regarding accessibility or parking.

Where this château is

Pohlheim · Landkreis Gießen · Hessen

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Address

Burggrabenstraße, 35415 Pohlheim-Grüningen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

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Where is Burg Grüningen located?: It stands in Pohlheim, in the Landkreis Gießen, in Hesse.
Can Burg Grüningen be visited freely?: It is an open-air ruin, but verified facts do not specify opening hours or fees.
How old is Burg Grüningen?: The castle likely dates back to the 12th and 13th centuries, with documented rebuilding in the 15th century.
What remains of Burg Grüningen today?: Visitors can see the stump of a round tower converted into a viewing platform and the restored remains of a hall building with a half-timbered upper floor.
Who restored Burg Grüningen?: A local heritage association, the Heimatverein Grüningen, restored the ruin starting in 1983, over more than 25 years.