Where is Burg Wildenburg located?

It stands in Hellenthal, in the Euskirchen district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.

When was Burg Wildenburg built?

It dates from the 13th century, constructed between 1202 and 1235.

Was Burg Wildenburg ever destroyed?

No, it is one of the few hilltop castles in the Eifel that has never been destroyed by war or demolition.

What can be seen at Burg Wildenburg today?

Visitors can see the outer bailey with its half-timbered houses and the main castle, whose former great hall is now a church.

Burg Wildenburg (Eifel)

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Burg Wildenburg stands in Hellenthal (Kreis Euskirchen), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 13th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Wildenburg sits at the tip of a narrow rocky spur in the Eifel, in the municipality of Hellenthal. Built between 1202 and 1235, it is one of the few hilltop castles in the region that has never been destroyed by war or demolition. Visitors can still make out its threefold layout of hamlet, outer bailey and main castle, with half-timbered houses, a former great hall converted into a church, and a residential tower now serving as sacristy.

Written from Wildenburg Castle (Eifel)

What to know

The site can only be reached by a single road, the same access used since the Middle Ages.
The former great hall of the main castle now serves as the parish church.
Visiting means walking over uneven, sloping ground typical of a spur castle.
No opening hours or admission fees are available for this listing, so check locally before visiting.

Where this château is

Hellenthal · Kreis Euskirchen · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Wildenburg 10, 53940 Hellenthal-Wildenburg

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Period of construction: 13th century

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Where is Burg Wildenburg located?: It stands in Hellenthal, in the Euskirchen district, in North Rhine-Westphalia.
When was Burg Wildenburg built?: It dates from the 13th century, constructed between 1202 and 1235.
Was Burg Wildenburg ever destroyed?: No, it is one of the few hilltop castles in the Eifel that has never been destroyed by war or demolition.
What can be seen at Burg Wildenburg today?: Visitors can see the outer bailey with its half-timbered houses and the main castle, whose former great hall is now a church.