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Burg Oflings, Wangen im Allgäu

Burg Oflings

Oflings Castle

Wangen im Allgäu

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Where
Wangen im Allgäu

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Burg Oflings stands in Wangen im Allgäu (Landkreis Ravensburg), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Oflings is a motte-and-bailey tower castle standing beside a stream at the edge of the hamlet of Oflings, within the town of Wangen im Allgäu. Built around 1200 as a ministerial stronghold for the Abbey of St Gallen, it retains a small rectangular tower keep topped with a projecting timber-frame upper storey from the late Middle Ages. The structure rises on an artificial mound 3.50 metres high and 23 metres across, with the residential tower itself reaching 17 metres and walls two metres thick.

What to know

  • The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited inside.
  • Only the exterior of the mound and the keep can be seen from the surrounding area.
  • The building was restored in 1996 and received a heritage preservation award in 1997.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Wangen im Allgäu · Landkreis Ravensburg · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Oflings 6, 88239 Wangen im Allgäu-Oflings

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you go inside Burg Oflings?
No, the castle is privately owned and its interior is not open to visitors.
How old is Burg Oflings?
It was built around the year 1200 as a motte-and-bailey stronghold serving the Abbey of St Gallen.
Where is Burg Oflings located?
It stands in Wangen im Allgäu, in the Landkreis Ravensburg, in Baden-Württemberg, beside a stream near the hamlet of Oflings.
Who owned Burg Oflings over the centuries?
Owners included the Abbey of St Gallen, the Hüss von Wolflins family, the free imperial city of Wangen, and from 1897 the Sigg family.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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