Where is the Burgruine Kräheneck located?

It stands in Dillweißenstein, a district of Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg.

Who built the Burgruine Kräheneck?

It was built in the 11th century by the lords of Weißenstein, formerly known as the lords of Kräheneck.

Is the Burgruine Kräheneck connected to a nearby fortress?

Yes, it lies about 300 metres from the Burgruine Weißenstein and is thought to have been an unfinished outwork defending it.

What remains to be seen on site?

A massive red sandstone shield wall around ten metres high, a ditch, and the remains of a chamber with an arrow slit and a spiral staircase.

Burgruine Kräheneck

Dillweißenstein

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Burgruine Kräheneck stands in Dillweißenstein (Pforzheim), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burgruine Kräheneck crowns a rocky spur encircled by the Nagold river, above the Burgruine Weißenstein in the Dillweißenstein district of Pforzheim. Built in the 11th century by the lords of Weißenstein, it is marked by a massive red sandstone shield wall nearly ten metres high, fronted by a ditch. Within the angled section of the wall, a chamber with an arrow slit and a spiral staircase still survives. The absence of any service buildings suggests the structure was conceived as an unfinished outwork defending Weißenstein.

What to know

The site sits on a rocky spur and is reached on foot from the Dillweißenstein district of Pforzheim.
The ruin lies close to the Burgruine Weißenstein, about 300 metres away as the crow flies.
The monument is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
Open-air summer performances, continuing a tradition of Burgfestspiele started in 1928, are occasionally held here by local associations.
No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility details are published for this ruined site.

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Parking: Parkplatz am Freibad oder Park & Ride Parkplatz Weißenstein

Where this château is

Dillweißenstein · Pforzheim · Baden-Württemberg

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75180 Pforzheim

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Where is the Burgruine Kräheneck located?: It stands in Dillweißenstein, a district of Pforzheim in Baden-Württemberg.
Who built the Burgruine Kräheneck?: It was built in the 11th century by the lords of Weißenstein, formerly known as the lords of Kräheneck.
Is the Burgruine Kräheneck connected to a nearby fortress?: Yes, it lies about 300 metres from the Burgruine Weißenstein and is thought to have been an unfinished outwork defending it.
What remains to be seen on site?: A massive red sandstone shield wall around ten metres high, a ditch, and the remains of a chamber with an arrow slit and a spiral staircase.