Can Burg Hachen be visited freely?

It is a freely accessible ruin on a hill, with no known opening hours or admission fees.

How old is Burg Hachen?

Its origins date back to around the year 1000, when it belonged to Count Ezzo.

Why is Burg Hachen protected today?

Since 2019, the site and hill have formed a nature reserve, partly because of their population of molluscs.

Who owned Burg Hachen over the centuries?

It passed through the Ezzonids, Otto von Northeim, the Counts of Dassel, the Archbishopric of Cologne, the Counts of Arnsberg, and several noble families before becoming municipal property of Hachen in 1839.

Burg Hachen

Hachen Castle

Sundern

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Burg Hachen stands in Sundern (Hochsauerlandkreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Hachen is a ruined hilltop castle overlooking the village of Hachen, part of Sundern, in the Hochsauerlandkreis. Founded around the year 1000, it passed through the hands of several prominent Rhenish and Westphalian families before becoming, in 1371, the widow's seat of the last Countess of Arnsberg. Visitors can still make out the remains of a two-metre-thick shield wall and traces of a round tower that once guarded the site's exposed northern side. Since 2019, the hill and ruins have formed a nature reserve, home to a distinctive population of molluscs typical of such ruined sites.

What to know

The site is an open-air ruin, with no reconstructed buildings or museum trail.
Reaching it involves a climb up the hill above Hachen, so sturdy footwear is advisable.
Since 2019 the site has been part of a nature reserve protecting, among other things, a population of molluscs, which may limit certain activities.
Events can be held there as long as they do not conflict with the nature reserve's protection aims.
The precise building history remains poorly documented, with excavations in 1923 and again from 1978 to 1980 the main sources on its layout.

Where this château is

Sundern · Hochsauerlandkreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Burgstraße 18, 59846 Sundern (Sauerland)-Hachen

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Can Burg Hachen be visited freely?: It is a freely accessible ruin on a hill, with no known opening hours or admission fees.
How old is Burg Hachen?: Its origins date back to around the year 1000, when it belonged to Count Ezzo.
Why is Burg Hachen protected today?: Since 2019, the site and hill have formed a nature reserve, partly because of their population of molluscs.
Who owned Burg Hachen over the centuries?: It passed through the Ezzonids, Otto von Northeim, the Counts of Dassel, the Archbishopric of Cologne, the Counts of Arnsberg, and several noble families before becoming municipal property of Hachen in 1839.
What remains of Burg Hachen today?: Visitors can still see parts of a thick shield wall and traces of a round tower that once defended the exposed northern side.