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Burg Nordenberg, Windelsbach

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Burg Nordenberg stands in Windelsbach (Landkreis Ansbach), in Bavaria, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Nordenberg was a hilltop fortification, now vanished, that once stood at 490 metres above sea level near the hamlet of Nordenberg, part of the municipality of Windelsbach. From the mid 12th century until 1383 it served as the seat of the lords of Nordenberg, who held the imperial office of Reich kitchen master based in Rothenburg. What survives today is an archaeological site: ditches and ramparts are still visible in the terrain, along with scattered stone fragments of a 13th-century keep that was blown up in the early 15th century. One striking remnant is a section of wall that was tipped upright by the blast and remains lodged in the ground.

What to know

  • No standing building remains: the site is visited as an open-field archaeological ruin.
  • The terrain is an old fortified plateau surrounded by ditches and ramparts, with no known visitor facilities.
  • No opening hours, admission fees or amenities are documented for this site.
  • A visit mainly involves spotting the remaining ditches, ramparts and scattered keep fragments in the landscape.

Where this château is

Windelsbach · Landkreis Ansbach · Bayern

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Schloßbergstraße, 91635 Windelsbach

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

What remains of Burg Nordenberg today?
Only ground traces of the former enclosure survive, ditches and ramparts, along with scattered fragments of a 13th-century keep destroyed by an explosion.
Can visitors enter a castle building at Nordenberg?
No, no building has survived; the site is an archaeological ruin with no standing structure.
Who built Burg Nordenberg?
It was the seat of the lords of Nordenberg, imperial kitchen masters, from the mid 12th century until 1383.
Why was Burg Nordenberg destroyed?
After it was captured in 1407 during a territorial conflict, King Ruprecht ordered its demolition, and its keep was blown up.

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