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Burg Weißenstein (Marburg), Wehrda

Burg Weißenstein

Wehrda

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Wehrda

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Burg Weißenstein (Marburg) stands in Wehrda (Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 8th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burg Weißenstein is a ruined hilltop castle set on a pale sandstone outcrop above the Lahn valley, near Wehrda, a district of Marburg. Archaeological excavations have shown that the site was already in use as early as the Iron Age, though the first proper building, a square structure, dates from the 8th and 9th centuries. The complex was expanded through the 11th century with ring walls, a residential tower and a triangular annex, before a fire destroyed it around the end of the 11th or beginning of the 12th century. What remains visible today are mainly earthworks and foundation traces on this historically layered ground.

What to know

  • The site sits on a hilltop above the Lahn valley, so reaching it involves a walk uphill.
  • This is a ruin, with no reconstructed building or interior to visit.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
  • No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility information are available for this site.

Where this château is

Wehrda · Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf · Hessen

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Address

35041 Marburg

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Hessen
Period of construction
8th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Burg Weißenstein freely?
The site is an outdoor ruin reached by a walk from Wehrda, with no known opening hours.
How old is the Burg Weißenstein?
The first structures date from the 8th and 9th centuries, on a site already used as early as the Iron Age.
Why is the Burg Weißenstein a ruin?
A fire destroyed the complex around the end of the 11th or beginning of the 12th century, ending its occupation.
Where is the Burg Weißenstein located?
It stands near Wehrda, in the Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse, above the Lahn valley.

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