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Bürglischloss, Gailingen am Hochrhein

Bürglischloss

Gailingen am Hochrhein

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Gailingen am Hochrhein

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Bürglischloss stands in Gailingen am Hochrhein (Landkreis Konstanz), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Bürglischloss is the ruin of a spur castle perched at 565 metres above sea level on a promontory of the Rauhenberg hill north of Gailingen am Hochrhein. Built before 1278 by the lords of Gailingen as their ancestral seat, the site had long been hidden beneath vegetation until the winter storms of 1999 and 2000 felled the trees and revealed its earthworks once more. Visitors can still trace the two platforms of the former stronghold, divided by a neck ditch over fourteen metres wide, along with remains of an outer ditch and what may have been a residential building. A wooden observation tower, erected in 1998, offers views as far as Vorarlberg and the Bernese Alps on clear days.

What to know

  • The site is an open-air ruin with no roofed building or organised guided tour.
  • The easiest access is from the car park of the neurological rehabilitation hospital east of the site.
  • The terrain includes ditches and steep slopes, so sturdy walking shoes are advisable.
  • The wooden observation tower offers views over the Upper Rhine plain and, on clear days, as far as the Alps.
  • There are no set opening hours or fees since this is a freely accessible outdoor site.

Where this château is

Gailingen am Hochrhein · Landkreis Konstanz · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

47° 42/09. 8°44'52, 13125 Gailingen am Hochrhein

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can you go inside the Bürglischloss?
No, only earthworks and ditches remain, there is no standing building to enter.
How long does a visit to the Bürglischloss take?
No duration is specified, but the site covers a short walk around the mound and up to the observation tower.
How do you get to the Bürglischloss?
The most direct path starts from the car park of the neurological rehabilitation hospital to the east of the site.
What can you see from the observation tower?
On clear days the view extends over the Upper Rhine plain as far as Vorarlberg and the Bernese Alps.
Since when has the Bürglischloss been visible again?
The winter storms of 1999 and 2000 felled the trees covering the site, exposing the earthworks once more.

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