Can you still visit Burg Rosenheim?

You can walk the site, but no building has survived, only the ground and the ditch remain visible.

Why did Burg Rosenheim disappear?

Damaged in 1425, it was destroyed during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and finally razed in 1745.

Who built Burg Rosenheim?

It was built after 1150 by the counts of Wasserburg, later passing to the dukes of Lower Bavaria in 1267.

Where is Burg Rosenheim located?

It stood in Stephanskirchen, in the Landkreis Rosenheim in Bavaria, on a spur above the Inn river, in the Schloßberg area.

Burg Rosenheim

Rosenheim Castle

Stephanskirchen

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Where: Stephanskirchen

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Burg Rosenheim stands in Stephanskirchen (Landkreis Rosenheim), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Rosenheim, also known as Schloss Rosenheim, was a hilltop stronghold above the Inn river, on a spur now part of the Schloßberg district. Built after 1150 by the counts of Wasserburg, it later passed to the dukes of Lower Bavaria before being destroyed and finally demolished in the eighteenth century. Only the former castle ground and the neck ditch that once guarded its approach can still be made out today.

What to know

No standing building remains, only the former castle ground and the approach ditch can still be seen.
The site lies in Stephanskirchen, in the Schloßberg district, above the Inn river.
A visit is an outdoor walk over the grounds, with no interior or museum to see.
The site is protected as a Bodendenkmal, meaning the archaeological ground rather than visible ruins.

Where this château is

Stephanskirchen · Landkreis Rosenheim · Bayern

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Address

Stephanskirchen, Landkreis Rosenheim

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Can you still visit Burg Rosenheim?: You can walk the site, but no building has survived, only the ground and the ditch remain visible.
Why did Burg Rosenheim disappear?: Damaged in 1425, it was destroyed during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and finally razed in 1745.
Who built Burg Rosenheim?: It was built after 1150 by the counts of Wasserburg, later passing to the dukes of Lower Bavaria in 1267.
Where is Burg Rosenheim located?: It stood in Stephanskirchen, in the Landkreis Rosenheim in Bavaria, on a spur above the Inn river, in the Schloßberg area.