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Burg Hornfels, Grenzach-Wyhlen

Burg Hornfels

Hornfels Castle

Grenzach-Wyhlen

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Grenzach-Wyhlen

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Burg Hornfels stands in Grenzach-Wyhlen (Landkreis Lörrach), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Hornfels refers to the remains of an earthwork fortification on a rocky spur at Grenzach-Wyhlen, close to the Swiss border. The site saw two distinct occupation phases separated by many centuries: an initial fortification from the late Urnfield period, around 900 BC, followed by a rebuilding in the early Middle Ages, around 900 AD, with a more substantial earthen rampart. Today visitors find mainly a wooded ridge overlooking the Rhine, where faint traces of a dry-stone wall and a rampart can still be made out.

What to know

  • This is an open-air archaeological site rather than a castle in the usual sense, with no standing building remaining.
  • The site sits on the Hornfelsen, a wooded spur about 200 metres from the Swiss border, reached via hiking trails such as the Markgräfler Wiiwegli or the Schwarzwaldwestweg.
  • Visiting means walking through woodland, without any visitor facilities or signage infrastructure.
  • The area lies within the Buchswald nature reserve, close to Germany's southwesternmost vineyard.
  • No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility information are available, as this is a freely accessible natural site.

Where this château is

Grenzach-Wyhlen · Landkreis Lörrach · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

79639 Hornfelsen

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

What remains of Burg Hornfels today?
Only earthwork remains and traces of a dry-stone wall survive, no building has been preserved.
Can Burg Hornfels be visited freely?
Yes, the site can be reached on foot via hiking trails crossing the Hornfelsen.
What is the origin of Burg Hornfels?
An initial fortification was built there around 900 BC, and the site was refortified in the early Middle Ages around 900 AD.
Where is Burg Hornfels located?
It lies in Grenzach-Wyhlen, in the Lörrach district of Baden-Württemberg, right next to the Swiss border.

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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 Lörrach