Can Burg Niederhaus be visited freely?

It is an open-air ruin with no known opening hours or admission fees, reachable on foot from around Ederheim.

Who built Burg Niederhaus?

It was built in the 12th century by the lords of Hürnheim, a minor noble family originally from the Worms and Speyer region.

Why is Burg Niederhaus in ruins?

After sieges and damage over the centuries, it was deliberately left to decay in the 19th century as a picturesque ruin.

What remains to be seen there?

A partly preserved keep, the remains of a residential hall, and a striking double moat surrounding the site.

Burg Niederhaus

Niederhaus Castle

Ederheim

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Burg Niederhaus stands in Ederheim (Landkreis Donau-Ries), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Niederhaus is a ruined hilltop castle from the Hohenstaufen era, standing at 490 metres above the Kartäusertal valley near Ederheim in Bavaria. Built in the 12th century as the ancestral seat of the lords of Hürnheim, it was deliberately left to decay as a picturesque ruin during the 19th century. Visitors can still make out a keep shortened from its original height, the remains of a residential hall, and an unusually deep double moat system. Nearby stands a farmstead still in use today, a rare surviving link between a castle and its working estate.

What to know

The site is a freely accessible ruin in the Kartäusertal valley, with no known opening hours or ticketing.
Reaching the ruin requires a walk uphill to the rocky plateau where it stands.
The keep, now 23 metres tall, is about seven metres shorter than its original height.
The neighbouring farmstead is a working agricultural estate and is not part of the visit.
The site suits a combined walk with the Burgruine Hochhaus, about one kilometre away.

Where this château is

Ederheim · Landkreis Donau-Ries · Bayern

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Address

Hauptstraße 40, 86739 Ederheim

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Château phone number

+49 9081 3909

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Can Burg Niederhaus be visited freely?: It is an open-air ruin with no known opening hours or admission fees, reachable on foot from around Ederheim.
Who built Burg Niederhaus?: It was built in the 12th century by the lords of Hürnheim, a minor noble family originally from the Worms and Speyer region.
Why is Burg Niederhaus in ruins?: After sieges and damage over the centuries, it was deliberately left to decay in the 19th century as a picturesque ruin.
What remains to be seen there?: A partly preserved keep, the remains of a residential hall, and a striking double moat surrounding the site.