Can you visit the Burg Graisbach at any time?

No, an on-site sign indicates limited access on summer afternoons, on the first and third Sunday of the month.

What remains of the Burg Graisbach today?

Sections of wall, an old gate partly built into houses, and the Romanesque chapel of St Pancras from the 12th century.

Who built the Burg Graisbach?

It was likely built around 1130 by the lords of Graisbach, later passing to the counts of Lechsgemünd and then to the Wittelsbach family.

Is the Burg Graisbach inhabited?

Yes, part of the site was leased to a private individual in 2005 who lives there.

Burgruine Graisbach

Marxheim

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Marxheim

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Burgruine Graisbach stands in Marxheim (Landkreis Donau-Ries), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Graisbach stands on a hill some 430 meters high above the village of Graisbach, part of the municipality of Marxheim in Bavaria. Built around 1130 by the lords of Graisbach, it later passed to the counts of Lechsgemünd and then to the Wittelsbach family, before being partly dismantled and used as a stone quarry in the 18th century. What remains today includes sections of the old walls, a gate, and the Romanesque chapel of St Pancras dating from the 12th century.

What to know

The ruin stands on a hill known as the Schlossberg, north of the village of Graisbach.
Access is not permanent: an on-site sign indicates opening on summer afternoons on the first and third Sunday of the month.
The site is inhabited, part of it having been leased to a private resident since 2005.
The Romanesque chapel of St Pancras, dating from the 12th century, is the best-preserved part of the complex.
The monument is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Where this château is

Marxheim · Landkreis Donau-Ries · Bayern

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86688 Marxheim

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Can you visit the Burg Graisbach at any time?: No, an on-site sign indicates limited access on summer afternoons, on the first and third Sunday of the month.
What remains of the Burg Graisbach today?: Sections of wall, an old gate partly built into houses, and the Romanesque chapel of St Pancras from the 12th century.
Who built the Burg Graisbach?: It was likely built around 1130 by the lords of Graisbach, later passing to the counts of Lechsgemünd and then to the Wittelsbach family.
Is the Burg Graisbach inhabited?: Yes, part of the site was leased to a private individual in 2005 who lives there.