Who built Burg Neuhaus?

It was built by Duke Magnus the Younger of Brunswick, with the help of the city of Brunswick, in the 14th century, following a conflict with the von Bartensleben family.

Why was Burg Neuhaus built?

It was meant as a rival stronghold facing the nearby Wolfsburg, then held by the von Bartensleben, after that family broke its allegiance to the duke.

Was Burg Neuhaus ever besieged?

Yes, it withstood attacks in 1464 and in 1552, the latter involving cannon fire that damaged its chapel, which was never rebuilt.

What was Burg Neuhaus used for after the Middle Ages?

It became a ducal administrative seat and later an agricultural estate that housed a brewery and a distillery until the late 19th century.

Burg Neuhaus

Neuhaus Castle

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Burg Neuhaus stands in Wolfsburg (Wolfsburg), in Lower Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 14th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Neuhaus stands in Wolfsburg on a sandstone outcrop once ringed by the waters of the Hehlinger Bach. Built in just two years in the 14th century on the orders of Duke Magnus the Younger, it was meant to counterbalance the nearby Wolfsburg, then held by the von Bartensleben family. Its square layout, twenty-metre keep and the hall building with its knights' hall make it one of the best-preserved moated castles in northern Germany. Its history spans medieval sieges, a later life as an agricultural estate, and, under the Nazi regime, use as a training school for the Reich.

What to know

The castle lies in the Neuhaus district of Wolfsburg, in Lower Saxony.
The old moats that once surrounded the walls are now dry, with only a pond remaining from the original watercourse.
Most buildings in the inner courtyard date from the 20th century; only the hall building with its knights' hall survives from the original construction.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Lower Saxony.
No verified information on opening hours, prices or access conditions is available here.

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Opening hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	Closed
Saturday	Closed
Sunday (today)	14:00-17:00

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Where this château is

Wolfsburg · Wolfsburg · Niedersachsen

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Burgallee 2, 38446 Wolfsburg-Neuhaus-Reislingen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Niedersachsen
Period of construction: 14th century

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Who built Burg Neuhaus?: It was built by Duke Magnus the Younger of Brunswick, with the help of the city of Brunswick, in the 14th century, following a conflict with the von Bartensleben family.
Why was Burg Neuhaus built?: It was meant as a rival stronghold facing the nearby Wolfsburg, then held by the von Bartensleben, after that family broke its allegiance to the duke.
Was Burg Neuhaus ever besieged?: Yes, it withstood attacks in 1464 and in 1552, the latter involving cannon fire that damaged its chapel, which was never rebuilt.
What was Burg Neuhaus used for after the Middle Ages?: It became a ducal administrative seat and later an agricultural estate that housed a brewery and a distillery until the late 19th century.