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Burgruine Karlstein, Bad Reichenhall

Ruine Karlstein

Bad Reichenhall

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Burgruine Karlstein stands in Bad Reichenhall (Bad Reichenhall), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burgruine Karlstein stands on a steep rock above the Thumsee near Bad Reichenhall, reached only by a long metal staircase at the end of a hiking trail. Built shortly before 1150 by Konrad von Peilstein, the fortress passed to the Duke of Bavaria in the 13th century and was later converted into a manor house by the Fröschl von Marzoll und Tauerstein family before falling into ruin at the end of the 17th century. Visitors can still see a round-arched gate, the remains of a square cistern and a circular keep dating from the first half of the 13th century.

What to know

  • Access is on foot only, via a trail ending in a long metal staircase.
  • The ruin is a stop on the Reichenhaller Burgenweg, a roughly 30 km circular hiking route linking 17 fortified sites.
  • The Catholic pilgrimage church of St. Pankraz stands just below the ruin.
  • The site underwent conservation work between July and December 2012.

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Parking
Ausgangspunkt / Parkplatz Thumseestraße, 83435 Bad Reichenhall

Where this château is

Bad Reichenhall · Bad Reichenhall · Bayern

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Address

83435 Bad Reichenhall

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Bayern

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How do you get to the Burgruine Karlstein?
Visitors walk a trail to the base of the rock, then climb a long metal staircase forming the final stretch.
Who built the Burgruine Karlstein?
It was built shortly before 1150 by Konrad von Peilstein.
Is the Burgruine Karlstein still standing or ruined?
It is a ruin, though conservation work was carried out on it in 2012.
What remains of the fortress today?
A round-arched gate, a cistern and a 13th-century circular keep can still be seen.

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