Can you visit Burg Wittichenstein?

The site is freely accessible, but only scant wall remains survive, no building can be entered.

How do you get to Burg Wittichenstein?

It is reached on foot via a forest path from near Kloster Wittichen, close to Schenkenzell.

What is the history of Burg Wittichenstein?

It was built by the Schenken von Schenkenzell, first mentioned in 1293, to guard nearby silver mines, and was already destroyed by the 14th century.

Is there an entrance fee?

No, there is no fee, the ruin site can be visited freely.

Burg Wittichenstein

Wittichenstein Castle

Schenkenzell

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Schenkenzell

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Sleep nearby

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Burg Wittichenstein stands in Schenkenzell (Landkreis Rottweil), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Burg Wittichenstein is a ruined hilltop castle on a rocky outcrop above the Kloster Wittichen, near Schenkenzell in Baden-Württemberg. Built in the late 13th century by the Schenken von Schenkenzell family, it was meant to oversee and defend the nearby silver mines. Already destroyed by the mid-14th century, it survives only as scant remains. Visitors come mainly for the wooded rock site and the view over the valley rather than for standing walls.

What to know

Only scant wall remains survive, there is no building open to visitors.
The site sits on a rock above Kloster Wittichen, reached on foot via a forest path.
There are no opening hours or admission fees, the site is freely accessible.
Sturdy footwear is advisable given the forest path and some incline.

Where this château is

Schenkenzell · Landkreis Rottweil · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Vorder-Wittichen, 77773 Schenkenzell

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Burg Wittichenstein?: The site is freely accessible, but only scant wall remains survive, no building can be entered.
How do you get to Burg Wittichenstein?: It is reached on foot via a forest path from near Kloster Wittichen, close to Schenkenzell.
What is the history of Burg Wittichenstein?: It was built by the Schenken von Schenkenzell, first mentioned in 1293, to guard nearby silver mines, and was already destroyed by the 14th century.
Is there an entrance fee?: No, there is no fee, the ruin site can be visited freely.