Can you visit the inside of the Burg Hohenberg?

The tower, known as the Schurkenturm, has served as a club's meeting place since 1973, which may limit interior access.

What remains of the Burg Hohenberg today?

Only the keep, the Schurkenturm, survives, along with a few wall remnants and a garden on the site.

Why is the tower called Schurkenturm?

The name comes from its past use as a prison during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Where is the Burg Hohenberg located?

It stands at the highest point of Horb am Neckar, on Bußgasse, in the Landkreis Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg.

Schurkenturm

Horb am Neckar

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Burg Hohenberg (Horb am Neckar) stands in Horb am Neckar (Landkreis Freudenstadt), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burg Hohenberg stands on the highest point of Horb am Neckar, in a town where elevation long shaped its defenses. Built around 1300 as the Obere Burg, it formed part of the town's fortification system. Only the keep, known as the Schurkenturm, survives today, along with a few wall remnants and a garden laid out on the former castle grounds. The tower served as a prison during the 18th and 19th centuries before becoming, since 1973, the clubhouse of a Swabian Alb hiking association.

What to know

Only the keep, the Schurkenturm, remains of the former castle, along with a few wall remnants and a garden.
The tower is now used by a local hiking association, which may limit access to the interior.
The site sits at the highest point of Horb am Neckar, on Bußgasse, meaning an uphill walk from the town center.
No opening hours, admission fees, or accessibility information are documented for this site.

Where this château is

Horb am Neckar · Landkreis Freudenstadt · Baden-Württemberg

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Marktpl. 31, 72160 Horb am Neckar

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Can you visit the inside of the Burg Hohenberg?: The tower, known as the Schurkenturm, has served as a club's meeting place since 1973, which may limit interior access.
What remains of the Burg Hohenberg today?: Only the keep, the Schurkenturm, survives, along with a few wall remnants and a garden on the site.
Why is the tower called Schurkenturm?: The name comes from its past use as a prison during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Where is the Burg Hohenberg located?: It stands at the highest point of Horb am Neckar, on Bußgasse, in the Landkreis Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg.