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Burg Tierberg, Braunsbach

Burg Tierberg

Tierberg Castle

Braunsbach

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Braunsbach

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Burg Tierberg stands in Braunsbach (Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 13th century. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Tierberg stands on a rocky spur overlooking the Hohenlohe region, near Steinkirchen, a hamlet belonging to the municipality of Braunsbach. Built in the 13th century for the lords of Langenburg, it retains an almost square keep nearly 26 meters tall set into an 18-meter shield wall, a defensive arrangement designed to offset the castle's lower position relative to the surrounding plateau. Over the centuries the castle became a hunting lodge for the House of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and its history includes repeated sales, a lawsuit, and even a private feud known as the Tierberg Feud. Visitors can still make out the successive enclosing walls, the outer and inner baileys, and secondary buildings such as the Jägerhaus.

What to know

  • The castle sits on an isolated rocky spur with a steep surrounding terrain, meaning access on foot is required.
  • No verified information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees, or visit duration.
  • The site lies in the hamlet of Steinkirchen, part of the municipality of Braunsbach.
  • Since the castle has been privately owned since 1974, visitors should check access conditions in advance.

Where this château is

Braunsbach · Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Tierberg 9, 74542 Braunsbach

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown
Period of construction
13th century

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Frequently asked

Who built Burg Tierberg?
It was built around 1220 on behalf of the lords of Langenburg, through their knight Arnold von Tierberg.
How old is Burg Tierberg?
The castle dates from the 13th century, the Staufer period.
Can Burg Tierberg be visited today?
The castle has been privately owned since 1974 and no verified information on public access is available.
What was the Tierberg Feud?
It was a twenty-year armed conflict, from 1475 to 1495, between the von Stetten and von Hohenlohe families over control of the castle.

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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 Schwäbisch Hall

From the same period — 13e siècle