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Burgruine Wurzstein, Warmensteinach

Burgruine Wurzstein

Warmensteinach

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Where
Warmensteinach

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Burgruine Wurzstein stands in Warmensteinach (Landkreis Bayreuth), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Perched on a rocky spur of the Fichtelgebirge south of Warmensteinach, the Burgruine Wurzstein preserves the remains of a medieval stronghold whose history is still largely a matter of conjecture, since no archaeological excavation has ever taken place there. Visitors can make out a neck ditch, the foundations of a probable keep, traces of a hall building, and the ruins of another structure at the site's highest point. The fortress may have watched over nearby mines worked for iron, silver and possibly gold, or served as a border post between the bishoprics of Bamberg and Regensburg.

What to know

  • Only the outer bailey area is freely accessible, the inner castle core should not be entered.
  • The site lies about 2.6 kilometres south-southwest of Warmensteinach, within the forested Fichtelgebirge.
  • Access is on foot along a forest path, with some elevation gain up to the rocky spur.
  • No precise construction century is established, and there are no opening hours or fees since this is a freely accessible ruin.
  • The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.

Where this château is

Warmensteinach · Landkreis Bayreuth · Bayern

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Address

95485 Warmensteinach

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Can you freely visit the Burgruine Wurzstein?
The outer bailey is freely accessible, but entering the central keep area is not recommended.
How old is the Burgruine Wurzstein?
Its exact age is unknown, historians place it somewhere between the high and late Middle Ages.
How do you get to the Burgruine Wurzstein?
The ruin is reached on foot via a forest path, about 2.6 kilometres south-southwest of Warmensteinach.
Why was the Burgruine Wurzstein built?
It may have protected nearby mines producing iron, silver and possibly gold, or served as a border fortification between the bishoprics of Bamberg and Regensburg.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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