Can you visit the Burg Pfarrköpfchen freely?

It is an outdoor ruin site reachable by a path along the rocky spur, with no known visitor facilities.

What remains of the Burg Pfarrköpfchen today?

The remains of a large fortified building and of a Romanesque chapel with four interior pillars, whose mosaic floor is now kept at the Stromberg museum.

Why was the Burg Pfarrköpfchen long misidentified?

Its walls were long thought to be Roman until excavations between 1984 and 1988 revealed them to be the medieval Stromburg.

How is the Burg Pfarrköpfchen connected to today's Stromburg?

It was the original site of the Stromburg, abandoned by the early 13th century in favor of a new castle built on the nearby Schlossberg.

Burg Pfarrköpfchen

Pfarrköpfchen Castle

Stromberg

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Burg Pfarrköpfchen stands in Stromberg (Landkreis Bad Kreuznach), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burg Pfarrköpfchen is a ruined castle set on a narrow rocky spur northeast of the old town of Stromberg, in the Hunsrück region, at the edge of the Soonwald forest. This site is the original Stromburg, whose foundations were only uncovered between 1984 and 1988 by regional heritage archaeologists, after its remains had long been mistaken for Roman-era ruins. Visitors can make out a massive fortified building of the 'strong house' type, ending in a reinforced point on its eastern side, along with traces of a Romanesque chapel with four interior pillars, its floor partly made of reused Roman tiles.

Where this château is

Stromberg · Landkreis Bad Kreuznach · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Binger Str., 55442 Stromberg

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you visit the Burg Pfarrköpfchen freely?: It is an outdoor ruin site reachable by a path along the rocky spur, with no known visitor facilities.
What remains of the Burg Pfarrköpfchen today?: The remains of a large fortified building and of a Romanesque chapel with four interior pillars, whose mosaic floor is now kept at the Stromberg museum.
Why was the Burg Pfarrköpfchen long misidentified?: Its walls were long thought to be Roman until excavations between 1984 and 1988 revealed them to be the medieval Stromburg.
How is the Burg Pfarrköpfchen connected to today's Stromburg?: It was the original site of the Stromburg, abandoned by the early 13th century in favor of a new castle built on the nearby Schlossberg.