What remains of Burg Zusameck today?

Mainly fragments of the old walls, a restored well and the nineteenth-century Gothic chapel, since the rest of the castle was torn down in 1812.

Can Burg Zusameck still be visited?

Yes, the hilltop site above Dinkelscherben can be reached on foot and explored as an open-air area with the chapel, a Way of the Cross and wall remains.

Where is Burg Zusameck located?

On a hill above Dinkelscherben, in the Landkreis Augsburg, in Bavaria.

Why was Burg Zusameck destroyed?

After secularisation in 1803 and years of use as a prison, the badly deteriorated castle was abandoned and demolished in 1812, apart from its chapel.

Have there been recent excavations at Burg Zusameck?

Yes, archaeological digs between 1979 and 1985 and later restoration work by a local heritage group uncovered a wall tower and restored the old well.

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Burg Zusameck stands in Dinkelscherben (Landkreis Augsburg), in Bavaria, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Zusameck sits on a wooded hill above Dinkelscherben in Bavaria, where scattered remains are almost all that is left of a medieval stronghold. First built in the early Middle Ages on a site inhabited since Neolithic times, it was destroyed and rebuilt more than once before being abandoned and torn down in the early nineteenth century. Only the Gothic chapel, later reworked in neo-Gothic style around 1850, survived, now standing alongside a Way of the Cross and a Calvary group placed on the mound where the keep once stood. Excavations and restoration by a local heritage association have uncovered a stretch of the old wall and brought the historic well back into usable condition.

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Dinkelscherben · Landkreis Augsburg · Bayern

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What remains of Burg Zusameck today?: Mainly fragments of the old walls, a restored well and the nineteenth-century Gothic chapel, since the rest of the castle was torn down in 1812.
Can Burg Zusameck still be visited?: Yes, the hilltop site above Dinkelscherben can be reached on foot and explored as an open-air area with the chapel, a Way of the Cross and wall remains.
Where is Burg Zusameck located?: On a hill above Dinkelscherben, in the Landkreis Augsburg, in Bavaria.
Why was Burg Zusameck destroyed?: After secularisation in 1803 and years of use as a prison, the badly deteriorated castle was abandoned and demolished in 1812, apart from its chapel.
Have there been recent excavations at Burg Zusameck?: Yes, archaeological digs between 1979 and 1985 and later restoration work by a local heritage group uncovered a wall tower and restored the old well.