Who was born at the Burg Wolfstein?

Konradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was born there in 1252.

What remains of the Burg Wolfstein today?

Foundation walls and three vaulted 16th-century cellars survive, incorporated into a farmhouse built around 1800.

Why was the Burg Wolfstein destroyed?

From 1517 onward its roofs and buildings were dismantled, and in the 1530s Duke Ludwig X had its stones carried to Leonsberg to rebuild another castle there.

Can you visit the inside of the Burg Wolfstein?

The site is part of a private farm today, so visits are limited to viewing it from the outside.

Burgruine Wolfstein

Landshut

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Where: Landshut

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Burgruine Wolfstein (Isar) stands in Landshut (Landshut), in Bavaria, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Wolfstein is the ruin of a medieval hilltop castle standing 450 metres above the Isar valley, in the Auloh district of Landshut, Bavaria. Founded in the 12th century by the noble Schauenburg family, it passed around 1170 to the House of Wittelsbach and served as a residence and hunting seat for that dynasty. Its main claim to fame is the birth here in 1252 of Konradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen line. What remains today are foundation walls and three vaulted 16th-century cellars, incorporated into a farmhouse built around 1800 on the site of the former main building.

What to know

The site is now part of a private working farm, so visits are limited to viewing the exterior.
The visible remains consist only of foundation walls and 16th-century vaulted cellars incorporated into a 19th-century farmhouse.
A memorial plaque placed in 1873 marks the birthplace of Konradin in 1252.
Access is via an uphill path above the Isar valley, with no tourist infrastructure on site.

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Landshut · Landshut · Bayern

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Wolfstein 1, 84036 Landshut-Wolfsteinerau

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Who was born at the Burg Wolfstein?: Konradin, the last legitimate male heir of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was born there in 1252.
What remains of the Burg Wolfstein today?: Foundation walls and three vaulted 16th-century cellars survive, incorporated into a farmhouse built around 1800.
Why was the Burg Wolfstein destroyed?: From 1517 onward its roofs and buildings were dismantled, and in the 1530s Duke Ludwig X had its stones carried to Leonsberg to rebuild another castle there.
Can you visit the inside of the Burg Wolfstein?: The site is part of a private farm today, so visits are limited to viewing it from the outside.