What remains to be seen at the Burgstall Maihingen?

Only earthwork traces, ditches and ramparts remain, with no surviving walls or buildings.

When was the fortress abandoned?

It was given up in the early fifteenth century and later used as a stone quarry.

Is the site freely accessible?

Yes, it is an open-air site with no opening hours or entrance fees.

Who lived in this fortification?

Two successive local noble families, both called Maihingen, held it as vassals of the Counts of Oettingen.

Burgstall Maihingen

Maihingen

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Where: Maihingen

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Burgstall Maihingen stands in Maihingen (Landkreis Donau-Ries), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burgstall Maihingen marks the site of a former hilltop fortification, now vanished, on the Klosterberg near Maihingen in Bavaria. Occupied since the Neolithic period, the place went through several phases of settlement before a medieval stronghold was built there, abandoned in the early fifteenth century and later quarried for stone. What remains today are traces of ditches and earthworks, of interest mainly to those drawn to landscape archaeology rather than standing ruins.

What to know

No standing structures remain, only traces of ditches and earthworks in the terrain.
The site sits on a hilltop, the Klosterberg, about 350 metres north of Kloster Maihingen.
There are no opening hours or admission fees, as this is an open-air archaeological site freely accessible on foot.
The ground is heavily pitted by former quarrying and gravel pits, so visitors should walk carefully.

Where this château is

Maihingen · Landkreis Donau-Ries · Bayern

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Address

86747 Maihingen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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What remains to be seen at the Burgstall Maihingen?: Only earthwork traces, ditches and ramparts remain, with no surviving walls or buildings.
When was the fortress abandoned?: It was given up in the early fifteenth century and later used as a stone quarry.
Is the site freely accessible?: Yes, it is an open-air site with no opening hours or entrance fees.
Who lived in this fortification?: Two successive local noble families, both called Maihingen, held it as vassals of the Counts of Oettingen.