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Burgstall Dornstadt

Auhausen

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Burgstall Dornstadt stands in Auhausen (Landkreis Donau-Ries), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 8th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burgstall Dornstadt is what remains of an early medieval motte, built between the 8th and 10th centuries on a plot within the hamlet of Dornstadt, part of the municipality of Auhausen. A truncated, pyramid-shaped mound about five metres high and roughly twenty-two by twenty-two metres wide still survives, once topped by a timber tower house. A ditch three to three and a half metres deep protected the site to the north and northeast, while a natural slope shielded it to the southwest. It is thought to have served as the administrative seat of a minor noble family, possibly the lords of See and, around 1413, the lords of Geißelheim.

What to know

  • This is an outdoor archaeological site, with no building or visible structure beyond the mound and the ditch.
  • The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
  • No opening hours or admission fees apply, as the site sits in the open countryside.
  • It is located in Auhausen, in the Landkreis Donau-Ries, Bavaria, within the hamlet of Dornstadt.
  • There is no verified information on accessibility, parking or dogs.

Where this château is

Auhausen · Landkreis Donau-Ries · Bayern

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Address

86736 Auhausen

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
Period of construction
8th century

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Burgstall Dornstadt today?
A truncated pyramid-shaped mound about five metres high, surrounded by traces of a former ditch, with no standing structure.
How old is the Burgstall Dornstadt?
The earthwork dates from between the 8th and 10th centuries.
Where is the Burgstall Dornstadt located?
In the hamlet of Dornstadt, part of the municipality of Auhausen, in the Landkreis Donau-Ries, Bavaria.
Who built or used the Burgstall Dornstadt?
It is thought to have served a minor noble family, possibly the lords of See and, around 1413, the lords of Geißelheim.

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Sources

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

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