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Burg Gut-Krenkingen

Gut-Krenkingen Castle

Weilheim

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Weilheim

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Burg Gut-Krenkingen stands in Weilheim (Landkreis Waldshut), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 11th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Gut-Krenkingen was a motte and bailey fortress, now vanished, built on a plateau overlooking the area around Weilheim in Baden-Württemberg. Constructed in the early 12th century, it was destroyed after 1275 and never rebuilt. Only the remains of a moat and the mound that once carried the tower can still be seen.

What to know

  • Only earthworks remain of the castle, a moat and a mound, with no surviving masonry.
  • The site sits on high ground about 800 metres northeast of the Dietlingen hamlet, part of the municipality of Weilheim.
  • There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities since this is an open archaeological site.
  • Visiting means walking up to the plateau, with no infrastructure on site.

Where this château is

Weilheim · Landkreis Waldshut · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Weilheim, Landkreis Waldshut

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown
Period of construction
11th century

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Frequently asked

What remains of Burg Gut-Krenkingen today?
Only a moat and a mound, remnants of the former motte, are still visible on the plateau.
Can you visit Burg Gut-Krenkingen?
The open-air site can be reached on foot but has no visitor facilities, ticket office or buildings to tour.
When was Burg Gut-Krenkingen built?
It was built in the early 12th century.
Why did Burg Gut-Krenkingen disappear?
It was destroyed after 1275 and subsequently abandoned.

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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 Waldshut

From the same period — 11e siècle