How old is the Burg Wiesbach?

Without direct records, its construction is generally dated between 1150 and 1250.

What remains to see at the site?

Mainly a deep rock-cut ditch and the remnants of a tower, uncovered during excavations in 1921.

Is there an entrance fee?

No fee is documented, as the ruin appears to be freely accessible.

Where is the Burg Wiesbach located?

It lies near Wiesbach, in the Landkreis Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Schlosskopf hill northeast of the village.

Burg Wiesbach

Wiesbach Castle

Wiesbach

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Wiesbach

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Burg Wiesbach stands in Wiesbach (Landkreis Südwestpfalz), in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 11th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Wiesbach is the ruin of a hilltop castle standing on the Schlosskopf, a low hill rising to 320 metres northeast of the village of Wiesbach. No direct records survive to date its construction, but historians place it between 1150 and 1250, likely built to guard a border area of the imperial territory of Kaiserslautern. What remains today is a deep rock-cut ditch and the foundations of a residential tower, uncovered during excavations in 1921. It is a quiet, little-developed ruin rather than a restored showpiece.

What to know

This is a bare ruin with no known visitor facilities.
Reaching it involves a climb up the Schlosskopf, a rocky hill northeast of Wiesbach.
There are no set opening hours or admission fees, as the site is freely accessible.
Visible remains consist mainly of a rock-cut ditch and foundation traces.
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Wiesbach · Landkreis Südwestpfalz · Rheinland-Pfalz

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Address

Lamachstraße 15, 66894 Wiesbach

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction: 11th century

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How old is the Burg Wiesbach?: Without direct records, its construction is generally dated between 1150 and 1250.
What remains to see at the site?: Mainly a deep rock-cut ditch and the remnants of a tower, uncovered during excavations in 1921.
Is there an entrance fee?: No fee is documented, as the ruin appears to be freely accessible.
Where is the Burg Wiesbach located?: It lies near Wiesbach, in the Landkreis Südwestpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Schlosskopf hill northeast of the village.