Can you still visit Burg Hohenkrähen today?

Yes, the ruin has been accessible on foot again since the path reopened in May 2010, following a rockfall in 2007.

Since when has Burg Hohenkrähen been a ruin?

It has been in ruins since 1634, when it was burned down for good by troops from the Festung Hohentwiel during the Thirty Years' War.

Who built Burg Hohenkrähen?

It was built around 1180 to 1190 by the lords of Friedingen, who later took the name Craien.

Is the climb to Burg Hohenkrähen difficult?

Reaching the summit at 644 metres requires walking up a narrow, steep path, which calls for a moderate level of fitness.

Burg Hohenkrähen

Hohenkrähen Castle

Mühlhausen-Ehingen

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Burg Hohenkrähen stands in Mühlhausen-Ehingen (Landkreis Konstanz), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 12th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Hohenkrähen is a ruined hilltop castle crowning a volcanic peak of the Hegau region, near Mühlhausen-Ehingen in the Landkreis Konstanz. Built around 1180 to 1190 by the lords of Friedingen, it stands at 644 metres and offers views toward the Festung Hohentwiel and the Burg Mägdeberg. Besieged and destroyed in 1512, later rebuilt, it was burned down for good in 1634 during the Thirty Years' War and has remained a ruin ever since. Since 1956 the lower castle area has also served as a base for a German scouting association, which maintains the outer buildings.

What to know

The summit can only be reached on foot, via a narrow and steep path.
The climb requires a reasonable level of fitness and sturdy footwear for uneven ground.
As an open-air ruin, the site can be visited freely, with no known fixed opening hours.
The wooded slopes host one of Germany's largest populations of edible dormice, so staying on marked paths is advisable.
The lower castle area is used by a German scouting association, which maintains buildings and a campsite there, separate from the ruin itself.

Where this château is

Mühlhausen-Ehingen · Landkreis Konstanz · Baden-Württemberg

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Hohenkrähenhof 1/1, 78247 Hilzingen

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown
Period of construction: 12th century

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Can you still visit Burg Hohenkrähen today?: Yes, the ruin has been accessible on foot again since the path reopened in May 2010, following a rockfall in 2007.
Since when has Burg Hohenkrähen been a ruin?: It has been in ruins since 1634, when it was burned down for good by troops from the Festung Hohentwiel during the Thirty Years' War.
Who built Burg Hohenkrähen?: It was built around 1180 to 1190 by the lords of Friedingen, who later took the name Craien.
Is the climb to Burg Hohenkrähen difficult?: Reaching the summit at 644 metres requires walking up a narrow, steep path, which calls for a moderate level of fitness.