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Burg Steinegg (Bonndorf), Bonndorf im Schwarzwald

Burg Steinegg

Bonndorf im Schwarzwald

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Bonndorf im Schwarzwald

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Burg Steinegg (Bonndorf) stands in Bonndorf im Schwarzwald (Landkreis Waldshut), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 11th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Steinegg is a ruined hilltop castle standing on a wooded ridge at 720 metres above sea level, just next to the ruin of Burg Roggenbach, near Bonndorf im Schwarzwald. Built in the 12th century by the lords of Steinegg, followers of the Dukes of Zähringen, it later passed to the Nellenburg family before being destroyed in 1525 during the Peasants' War. Visitors today find a surviving keep, a six-metre stretch of wall and a rock-cut ditch twenty metres deep. Inside the keep, an 18th-century breach opened onto a chamber lined with smoothly dressed stone, long believed to be a treasury or dungeon but originally the castle's emergency cistern.

What to know

  • This is an open-air ruin with no roofed building or visitor reception on site.
  • The site sits on a ridge at 720 metres and is reached on foot via a forest path with some climbing.
  • The ruined Burg Roggenbach lies only 400 metres away and can be combined with the same visit.
  • The rock-cut ditch, twenty metres deep, calls for care near its edges.
  • No fixed opening hours or admission fee apply here, unlike staffed castle sites.

Where this château is

Bonndorf im Schwarzwald · Landkreis Waldshut · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

79848 Bonndorf im Schwarzwald

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown
Period of construction
11th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Steinegg freely?
Yes, it is an open-air ruin with free access and no known supervision or ticketing.
What remains of Burg Steinegg today?
The surviving parts include the keep, a six-metre section of wall and a rock-cut ditch twenty metres deep.
Why was Burg Steinegg destroyed?
It was destroyed in 1525 during the Peasants' War, along with the nearby Burg Roggenbach.
Can the visit be combined with Burg Roggenbach?
Yes, the two ruins stand only 400 metres apart on the same ridge.
What is the chamber found inside the keep in the 18th century?
Long thought to be a treasury or dungeon, it was in fact the castle's emergency cistern.

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Sources

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

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Landkreis Waldshut

From the same period — 11e siècle