Where is Burg Waldenstein located?

It stands at Rudersberg, in the Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, on a spur above the Wieslauf valley.

Who built Burg Waldenstein?

It was built around 1200 by the lords of Waldenstein, likely ministerials serving the Hohenstaufen dynasty.

What remains of Burg Waldenstein today?

A shield wall and a two storey stone building with Hohenstaufen era bossed masonry survive, while the rest of the wall is incomplete.

Can Burg Waldenstein be visited?

No verified information on opening hours or fees is available; an inn now occupies the former castle grounds.

Burg Waldenstein

Waldenstein Castle

Rudersberg

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Burg Waldenstein stands in Rudersberg (Rems-Murr-Kreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Waldenstein is a ruined spur castle overlooking the Wieslauf valley, in the hamlet of Waldenstein that belongs to the municipality of Rudersberg. Built around 1200 by the lords of Waldenstein, it retains a shield wall and a two storey stone building whose bossed masonry dates from the Hohenstaufen period. The site passed through many noble and later bourgeois owners over the centuries, until a fire in 1819 destroyed the Renaissance building added in the 16th century. Today the ruins host an inn established on the former castle grounds.

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The site sits on a rocky spur above the Wieslauf valley, at Rudersberg.
The ruin includes a shield wall and a medieval stone building with well preserved bossed masonry.
The original neck ditch has been filled in and the surrounding wall is incomplete.
An inn has occupied the former castle grounds since 1963.
No opening hours, admission fees or access conditions are available for visiting the site itself.

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Where this château is

Rudersberg · Rems-Murr-Kreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Waldenstein 8, 73635 Rudersberg

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Where is Burg Waldenstein located?: It stands at Rudersberg, in the Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, on a spur above the Wieslauf valley.
Who built Burg Waldenstein?: It was built around 1200 by the lords of Waldenstein, likely ministerials serving the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
What remains of Burg Waldenstein today?: A shield wall and a two storey stone building with Hohenstaufen era bossed masonry survive, while the rest of the wall is incomplete.
Can Burg Waldenstein be visited?: No verified information on opening hours or fees is available; an inn now occupies the former castle grounds.