What remains of the Burg at Burgstall bei Wessobrunn?

Only an earthen mound marking the former fortification's location survives, no walls or structures remain.

Can this site be visited freely?

Yes, it is an open-air site with no opening hours or entrance fee, since there are no visitor facilities.

Where exactly is the site located?

It lies on a spur at 780 metres above sea level, about 200 metres from the hamlet of Burgstall, in the municipality of Wessobrunn, Bavaria.

How old is this fortification?

The available facts do not give an exact century, though the encyclopedia links it to the High Middle Ages.

Burgstall bei Burgstall (Wessobrunn)

Wessobrunn

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Where: Wessobrunn

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Burgstall bei Burgstall (Wessobrunn) stands in Wessobrunn (Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

This site marks the location of a former medieval hilltop fortification, now vanished, set on a spur at 780 metres above sea level near the hamlet of Burgstall, in the municipality of Wessobrunn. Only a mound remains in the landscape, with no standing remains to see. The place will mainly interest those drawn to archaeology and the quieter traces of Bavaria's medieval past.

What to know

No visible structure remains, only a mound in the terrain.
The site lies about 200 metres from the hamlet of Burgstall, within the municipality of Wessobrunn.
There are no set hours or fees, as this is an open-air site with free access.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany, classified as an archaeological Bodendenkmal.
Interest is mainly documentary and landscape-related, with no particular tourist facilities.

Where this château is

Wessobrunn · Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau · Bayern

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Address

82405 Wessobrunn

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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What remains of the Burg at Burgstall bei Wessobrunn?: Only an earthen mound marking the former fortification's location survives, no walls or structures remain.
Can this site be visited freely?: Yes, it is an open-air site with no opening hours or entrance fee, since there are no visitor facilities.
Where exactly is the site located?: It lies on a spur at 780 metres above sea level, about 200 metres from the hamlet of Burgstall, in the municipality of Wessobrunn, Bavaria.
How old is this fortification?: The available facts do not give an exact century, though the encyclopedia links it to the High Middle Ages.