Who built Burg Hauneck?

It was probably built in the 14th century by the knights of Haune, then rebuilt between 1482 and 1490 by master builder Hans Jakob von Ettlingen for Landgrave William III.

Why is Burg Hauneck a ruin?

The castle was destroyed twice, first during a conflict with Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse around 1397, and again in 1469 during the Hessian fraternal war.

What can still be seen on site?

Visitors can see the keep resting on basalt columns, the walls of the Gothic hall building and kitchen wing, and the curtain wall encircling the summit of the Stoppelsberg.

Where is Burg Hauneck located?

It stands in Haunetal, in the Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, atop the Stoppelsberg.

Burg Hauneck

Hauneck Castle

Haunetal

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Where: Haunetal

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Burg Hauneck stands in Haunetal (Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in Hesse, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Hauneck stands as a ruin atop the Stoppelsberg, a 524-metre former volcanic plug in the Kuppenrhön range, within the area of Oberstoppel. Built from local basalt, it retains a keep founded directly on the hexagonal basalt columns of the volcanic rock, along with remains of a Gothic hall building and kitchen wing. From the top of the keep, visitors get a wide view over the Kuppenrhön, the Seulingswald and the Knüll.

What to know

Reaching the ruin requires a walk uphill to the summit of the Stoppelsberg, so sturdy footwear is advisable.
The site is an open-air ruin with no known opening hours or admission fees.
The keep is the only surviving part of the original 14th-century castle, the rest dating from the 15th century.
The view from the top takes in the Kuppenrhön, the Seulingswald and the Knüll.

Where this château is

Haunetal · Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg · Hessen

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Address

Oberstoppel, 36166 Haunetal

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Who built Burg Hauneck?: It was probably built in the 14th century by the knights of Haune, then rebuilt between 1482 and 1490 by master builder Hans Jakob von Ettlingen for Landgrave William III.
Why is Burg Hauneck a ruin?: The castle was destroyed twice, first during a conflict with Landgrave Hermann II of Hesse around 1397, and again in 1469 during the Hessian fraternal war.
What can still be seen on site?: Visitors can see the keep resting on basalt columns, the walls of the Gothic hall building and kitchen wing, and the curtain wall encircling the summit of the Stoppelsberg.
Where is Burg Hauneck located?: It stands in Haunetal, in the Landkreis Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hesse, atop the Stoppelsberg.