Who built Burg Neuenstein?

It was built around 1322 by the Counts of Freiburg and later passed to the lords of Neuenstein.

What remains of Burg Neuenstein today?

Only a few wall remnants survive, as the castle was destroyed in 1609.

Where is Burg Neuenstein located?

It stands at 440 metres on a spur of the Kleiner Schärtenkopf, near the hamlet of Hubacker within the municipality of Lautenbach in Baden-Württemberg.

Is there another Burg Neuenstein?

Tradition mentions an older stronghold of the same name, called Alt-Neuenstein, said to have stood nearby, though no confirmed traces remain.

Burg Neuenstein

Lautenbach

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Where: Lautenbach

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Burg Neuenstein (Hubacker) stands in Lautenbach (Ortenaukreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Neuenstein is a ruined hilltop castle standing on a spur of the Kleiner Schärtenkopf, at an elevation of 440 metres, southwest of the hamlet of Hubacker, within the municipality of Lautenbach. It was built around 1322 by the Counts of Freiburg and later held by the lords of Neuenstein, before being destroyed in 1609. Only a few sections of wall remain today, set in a quiet wooded landscape. Local tradition also refers to an earlier stronghold of the same name said to have stood nearby, though no physical remains of it have been identified.

What to know

Only a few wall fragments survive, so the site mainly appeals to those interested in ruins and hiking.
Access is via a forest path leading up to the spur of the Kleiner Schärtenkopf at 440 metres, with no facilities reported.
No opening hours, fees, or accessibility information are available for this site.
The ruin lies near Lautenbach in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, close to the hamlet of Hubacker.

Where this château is

Lautenbach · Ortenaukreis · Baden-Württemberg

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77794 Lautenbach

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Who built Burg Neuenstein?: It was built around 1322 by the Counts of Freiburg and later passed to the lords of Neuenstein.
What remains of Burg Neuenstein today?: Only a few wall remnants survive, as the castle was destroyed in 1609.
Where is Burg Neuenstein located?: It stands at 440 metres on a spur of the Kleiner Schärtenkopf, near the hamlet of Hubacker within the municipality of Lautenbach in Baden-Württemberg.
Is there another Burg Neuenstein?: Tradition mentions an older stronghold of the same name, called Alt-Neuenstein, said to have stood nearby, though no confirmed traces remain.