Can you visit Burg Steinbrück?

Most of the site has been privately owned since 2013 and cannot be freely visited, only the Kehrwiederturm tower, now a church, remains accessible.

How old is Burg Steinbrück?

It was built after 1370 under bishop Gerhard von Berg to protect the border of the Hildesheim bishopric against the duchy of Brunswick.

Who was imprisoned at Burg Steinbrück?

The former mayor of Lübeck, Jürgen Wullenwever, was held in a dungeon there between 1535 and 1537.

What remains of Burg Steinbrück today?

The gatehouse, the square keep, the four storey residential wing and the round Kehrwiederturm tower, now used as a church, still stand.

Burg Steinbrück

Steinbrück Castle

Söhlde

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Burg Steinbrück stands in Söhlde (Landkreis Hildesheim), in Lower Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Steinbrück is a former moated castle on the Fuhse river, standing at the historic border between the bishopric of Hildesheim and the duchy of Brunswick. Built after 1370 to guard the trade road and its stone bridge, it went through sieges, plunder and rebuilding until the 17th century before being turned into a farm estate. Visible today are the fortified gatehouse, the square keep with its former dungeon, the four storey main residential wing and the round Kehrwiederturm tower, now used as a church. Most of the complex was sold to private owners in 2013 and still awaits restoration.

What to know

Most of the site has been privately owned since 2013 and is not open for casual visits.
The round Kehrwiederturm tower has been converted into a Protestant Lutheran church and can be visited in that capacity.
A Protestant cemetery lies next to the tower turned church.
Occasional medieval market style events take place on the castle grounds.
A support association, the Förderverein Burg Steinbrück, works to preserve the site.

Where this château is

Söhlde · Landkreis Hildesheim · Niedersachsen

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Address

Jürgen-Wullenweber-Weg 31, 31185 Söhlde-Steinbrück

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Niedersachsen

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Can you visit Burg Steinbrück?: Most of the site has been privately owned since 2013 and cannot be freely visited, only the Kehrwiederturm tower, now a church, remains accessible.
How old is Burg Steinbrück?: It was built after 1370 under bishop Gerhard von Berg to protect the border of the Hildesheim bishopric against the duchy of Brunswick.
Who was imprisoned at Burg Steinbrück?: The former mayor of Lübeck, Jürgen Wullenwever, was held in a dungeon there between 1535 and 1537.
What remains of Burg Steinbrück today?: The gatehouse, the square keep, the four storey residential wing and the round Kehrwiederturm tower, now used as a church, still stand.