Can Burgstall Auburg be visited like a castle?

No, only ground-level remains survive, mainly a deconsecrated chapel and a few traces of the keep, rather than an intact castle.

Who built Burgstall Auburg?

The moated castle was built by the lords of Aue and first mentioned in the early 13th century.

What remains of Burgstall Auburg today?

A few remnants of the keep and the Saint Oswald chapel from the early 17th century survive, the latter restored by the Gerl family until 2016.

Why did Burgstall Auburg disappear?

The castle was destroyed in 1634 by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War, and its ruins were largely levelled in 1958.

Burgstall Auburg

Barbing

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Where: Barbing

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Burgstall Auburg stands in Barbing (Landkreis Regensburg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burgstall Auburg marks the remains of a former moated castle (Wasserburg) near the hamlet of Auburg close to Barbing in Bavaria. Built by the lords of Aue and first recorded in the early 13th century, the fortified residence survives today only as scattered ground traces, including a few remnants of the keep, alongside a deconsecrated castle chapel dedicated to Saint Oswald dating from the early 17th century. The site is thus best understood as an archaeological remnant rather than an intact castle.

What to know

This is an archaeological site rather than a restored or inhabited castle.
Only a few remains of the keep and the Saint Oswald chapel can still be seen on the ground.
The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
No verified information is available regarding opening hours, fees, or organized access.

Where this château is

Barbing · Landkreis Regensburg · Bayern

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Address

93092 Barbing-Auburg

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Can Burgstall Auburg be visited like a castle?: No, only ground-level remains survive, mainly a deconsecrated chapel and a few traces of the keep, rather than an intact castle.
Who built Burgstall Auburg?: The moated castle was built by the lords of Aue and first mentioned in the early 13th century.
What remains of Burgstall Auburg today?: A few remnants of the keep and the Saint Oswald chapel from the early 17th century survive, the latter restored by the Gerl family until 2016.
Why did Burgstall Auburg disappear?: The castle was destroyed in 1634 by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War, and its ruins were largely levelled in 1958.