Where is the Stollburg ruin located?

It stands in Oberschwarzach, in the Landkreis Schweinfurt, Bavaria, on the Stollberg hill.

What remains of the Stollburg today?

An octagonal keep about fourteen metres high survives, along with some remnants of walls and vaulting.

When was the Stollburg destroyed?

It was burned down in 1525 during the Peasants' War.

Who built the Stollburg?

It was probably built in the 12th century by the lords of Stollberg.

Can the Stollburg be visited freely?

No opening hours or fees are documented, as it is an open-air ruin.

Stollburg

Oberschwarzach

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

On the ridge of the Stollberg, the highest point of the Franconian vineyards, stand the remains of a medieval hilltop castle built on a rocky spur and defended by four successive ditches. Founded probably in the 12th century by the lords of Stollberg, it was later donated to Ebrach Abbey and eventually passed to the Bishopric of Würzburg, before being burned down in 1525 during the Peasants' War. What remains today is an octagonal keep some fourteen metres high with walls up to two and a half metres thick, together with a few fragments of walls and vaulting and a half-buried cellar entrance.

What to know

The site lies in the municipality of Oberschwarzach, in the Landkreis Schweinfurt, Bavaria, on the Stollberg hill.
It is a freely accessible ruin, with no known opening hours or admission fees.
Visiting mainly means walking up through the vineyard to see the tower and the remaining wall fragments.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
No verified information is available regarding accessibility, parking, or dogs.

Where this château is

Oberschwarzach · Landkreis Schweinfurt · Bayern

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97513 Stollbergerforst

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Where is the Stollburg ruin located?: It stands in Oberschwarzach, in the Landkreis Schweinfurt, Bavaria, on the Stollberg hill.
What remains of the Stollburg today?: An octagonal keep about fourteen metres high survives, along with some remnants of walls and vaulting.
When was the Stollburg destroyed?: It was burned down in 1525 during the Peasants' War.
Who built the Stollburg?: It was probably built in the 12th century by the lords of Stollberg.
Can the Stollburg be visited freely?: No opening hours or fees are documented, as it is an open-air ruin.