Can Burg Scharfenberg be visited freely?

Yes, the courtyard and the ruins of the two main buildings are open to visitors, though the inhabited tower remains closed to the public.

How do you get to Burg Scharfenberg?

It is reached on foot from the road between Donzdorf and Kuchalb, via a gravel private path open to walkers.

Who built Burg Scharfenberg?

It was founded in the 12th century by ministeriales serving the Hohenstaufen dynasty, later passing to the Counts of Rechberg.

Is Burg Scharfenberg inhabited?

The tower has been converted into a holiday home and is not open to visitors, unlike the rest of the ruin.

Burg Scharfenberg

Donzdorf

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Donzdorf

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Scharfenberg (Donzdorf) stands in Donzdorf (Landkreis Göppingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 12th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Scharfenberg stands in ruins on a wooded hilltop above Donzdorf, in Baden-Württemberg. Founded in the 12th century by Staufer ministeriales, it later passed to the Counts of Rechberg, who built a residential castle here in the 15th and 16th centuries before it was gradually abandoned in the 19th century. Visitors today can see the courtyard, the remains of the two main buildings, a Renaissance portal, and cushion-shaped ashlar stones dating back to the Hohenstaufen period.

What to know

Access is on foot from the road between Donzdorf and Kuchalb, via a gravel private path open to hikers.
The courtyard and the ruins of the two main buildings can be freely visited, but the inhabited tower is not open to the public.
The ruin lies along the Straße der Staufer tourist route.
As the site sits on a steep wooded hilltop, sturdy footwear is advisable.
The castle is privately owned; the owner carried out extensive restoration work between 1978 and 1983.

Where this château is

Donzdorf · Landkreis Göppingen · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

73072 Donzdorf

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction: 12th century

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Frequently asked

Can Burg Scharfenberg be visited freely?: Yes, the courtyard and the ruins of the two main buildings are open to visitors, though the inhabited tower remains closed to the public.
How do you get to Burg Scharfenberg?: It is reached on foot from the road between Donzdorf and Kuchalb, via a gravel private path open to walkers.
Who built Burg Scharfenberg?: It was founded in the 12th century by ministeriales serving the Hohenstaufen dynasty, later passing to the Counts of Rechberg.
Is Burg Scharfenberg inhabited?: The tower has been converted into a holiday home and is not open to visitors, unlike the rest of the ruin.