What remains of Burg Odenbach today?

What survives is the restored late Romanesque keep, known as the Weiherturm, along with a repaired section of curtain wall that can be walked.

Who built Burg Odenbach?

It was built by the Counts of Veldenz between 1150 and 1180, at the point where the Odenbach stream flows into the Glan river.

Why is Burg Odenbach a ruin?

The keep was destroyed by a French explosion in 1683, and the remaining structure, already uninhabitable since the early seventeenth century, collapsed during the winter of 1850 to 1851.

Can Burg Odenbach be visited?

The site is an open-air ruin with a walkable curtain wall, but no verified opening hours or fees are available.

Burg Odenbach

Odenbach Castle

Odenbach

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Where: Odenbach

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Burg Odenbach stands in Odenbach (Landkreis Kusel), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Odenbach is a ruined moated castle built by the Counts of Veldenz where the Odenbach stream meets the Glan river, in the western Palatinate. Founded between 1150 and 1180, it fell gradually into disrepair before most of its remains collapsed in the mid nineteenth century. What survives today is the restored late Romanesque keep, known as the Weiherturm and now the landmark of the village of Odenbach, along with a repaired stretch of curtain wall that can be walked along.

What to know

This is an open-air ruin, limited to a restored keep and a section of curtain wall.
It was built in the second half of the twelfth century by the Counts of Veldenz.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
No verified information is available on opening hours, fees or access conditions.

Where this château is

Odenbach · Landkreis Kusel · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Im Weiher 4, 67748 Odenbach

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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What remains of Burg Odenbach today?: What survives is the restored late Romanesque keep, known as the Weiherturm, along with a repaired section of curtain wall that can be walked.
Who built Burg Odenbach?: It was built by the Counts of Veldenz between 1150 and 1180, at the point where the Odenbach stream flows into the Glan river.
Why is Burg Odenbach a ruin?: The keep was destroyed by a French explosion in 1683, and the remaining structure, already uninhabitable since the early seventeenth century, collapsed during the winter of 1850 to 1851.
Can Burg Odenbach be visited?: The site is an open-air ruin with a walkable curtain wall, but no verified opening hours or fees are available.