Can you still see ruins at the Burgstall Waldau?

No, the site was heavily levelled during the 20th century and no masonry remains visible above ground today.

When was the Burgstall Waldau built?

It is thought to date from the second half of the 12th century or the early 13th century, based on evidence from excavations.

How was the castle destroyed?

Wooden finds showed traces of burning, suggesting the stronghold was destroyed by fire in the second half of the 13th century.

What did the excavations uncover?

The digs of 1890 and 1893 revealed the foundations of a rectangular chapel with an apse, traces of an enclosing wall, and objects such as horseshoes and stone cannonballs.

Where exactly is this site located?

It lies near Wahlen, a district of the municipality of Grasellenbach, in the Landkreis Bergstraße in Hesse, beside the Ulfenbach stream.

Burgstall Waldau

Wahlen (Odenwald)

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Burgstall Waldau stands in Wahlen (Odenwald) (Landkreis Bergstraße), in Hesse, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burgstall Waldau marks the site of a former moated castle, now vanished, near Wahlen in the Odenwald. Built probably in the late 12th or early 13th century on the banks of the Ulfenbach stream, the stronghold was surrounded by two water-filled ditches and was destroyed by fire in the second half of the 13th century. Excavations in 1890 and 1893 uncovered the foundations of a chapel and traces of an enclosing wall, but the site was later heavily levelled, first by earthworks and then by industrial development after 1945. No standing structure remains today, only the archaeological record of what once stood here.

What to know

No standing remains are visible above ground, the site is known mainly through archaeological findings.
The terrain was heavily levelled during the 20th century, first by earthworks and later by industrial development.
No opening hours, admission fees or visitor facilities are documented for this site.
A visit will mainly interest those curious about the medieval history of the Odenwald rather than those seeking built ruins.
The location lies along the Ulfenbach stream, south of the village of Wahlen.

Where this château is

Wahlen (Odenwald) · Landkreis Bergstraße · Hessen

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Volkerstraße 1, 64689 Grasellenbach

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+49 6207 923104

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Can you still see ruins at the Burgstall Waldau?: No, the site was heavily levelled during the 20th century and no masonry remains visible above ground today.
When was the Burgstall Waldau built?: It is thought to date from the second half of the 12th century or the early 13th century, based on evidence from excavations.
How was the castle destroyed?: Wooden finds showed traces of burning, suggesting the stronghold was destroyed by fire in the second half of the 13th century.
What did the excavations uncover?: The digs of 1890 and 1893 revealed the foundations of a rectangular chapel with an apse, traces of an enclosing wall, and objects such as horseshoes and stone cannonballs.
Where exactly is this site located?: It lies near Wahlen, a district of the municipality of Grasellenbach, in the Landkreis Bergstraße in Hesse, beside the Ulfenbach stream.