Where is the Burg Grimnitz ruin located?

It stands in Joachimsthal, in the Landkreis Barnim, Brandenburg, within the district known as Grimnitz.

What remains of Burg Grimnitz today?

A vaulted cellar, wall foundations and outer grounds survive, the only remnants of the once-standing fortress.

How old is Burg Grimnitz?

It dates back to the Romanesque period under the Ascanian margraves, first documented in written records in 1297.

What historical role did the fortress play?

It served as a hunting seat for the Brandenburg margraves and was the site where the 1529 inheritance treaty between Brandenburg and Pomerania was signed.

Is Burg Grimnitz a protected monument?

Yes, it is listed as a Baudenkmal.

Burg Grimnitz

Joachimsthal

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Where: Joachimsthal

Burgruine Grimnitz stands in Joachimsthal (Landkreis Barnim), in Brandenburg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 13th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Grimnitz ruin stands on a small sandy rise at Grimnitz, a district of Joachimsthal, on the edge of the Schorfheide. Of this Ascanian border fortress, first documented in 1297, a vaulted cellar, wall foundations and outer grounds still remain. Once a favoured hunting seat of the Brandenburg margraves, it was also the site where the 1529 inheritance treaty between Brandenburg and Pomerania was signed, before the fortress was devastated during the Thirty Years' War.

Where this château is

Joachimsthal · Landkreis Barnim · Brandenburg

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Hövelstraße 22, 16247 Joachimsthal

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal
Period of construction: 13th century

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Where is the Burg Grimnitz ruin located?: It stands in Joachimsthal, in the Landkreis Barnim, Brandenburg, within the district known as Grimnitz.
What remains of Burg Grimnitz today?: A vaulted cellar, wall foundations and outer grounds survive, the only remnants of the once-standing fortress.
How old is Burg Grimnitz?: It dates back to the Romanesque period under the Ascanian margraves, first documented in written records in 1297.
What historical role did the fortress play?: It served as a hunting seat for the Brandenburg margraves and was the site where the 1529 inheritance treaty between Brandenburg and Pomerania was signed.
Is Burg Grimnitz a protected monument?: Yes, it is listed as a Baudenkmal.