Are there still walls standing at the Burgstall Welden?

No, only a ditch and earthworks remain; no masonry is visible above ground.

Where exactly is the site located?

On the Theklaberg hill north of the votive church, above the market town of Welden in the Landkreis Augsburg, Bavaria.

Why did the fortress disappear?

It was badly damaged during the Thirty Years' War and later systematically dismantled, its stones reused locally, including for the St. Thecla votive church.

Is the site freely accessible?

The available facts do not specify opening hours or particular access conditions.

Burgstall Welden

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Burgstall Welden stands in Welden (Landkreis Augsburg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burgstall Welden is the remains of a medieval stronghold on the Theklaberg hill above the market town of Welden in Bavaria. No standing walls survive today, only earthworks and a ditch outlining the former castle grounds. Seat of the lords of Welden from the 12th century, the fortress was later dismantled, its stones reused for nearby buildings including the votive church. Visitors come here mainly for the landscape and its traces of the vanished stronghold rather than for architecture.

What to know

No standing structure remains; visitors see only a ditch and earthworks marking the former castle site.
The site sits on a hill, the Theklaberg, reached by an uphill path.
A historic trail leads directly to the nearby St. Thecla votive church, partly built with stones from the dismantled fortress.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
The visit suits those interested in archaeology and landscape rather than standing castle architecture.

Where this château is

Welden · Landkreis Augsburg · Bayern

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Welden, Landkreis Augsburg

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

Frequently asked

Are there still walls standing at the Burgstall Welden?: No, only a ditch and earthworks remain; no masonry is visible above ground.
Where exactly is the site located?: On the Theklaberg hill north of the votive church, above the market town of Welden in the Landkreis Augsburg, Bavaria.
Why did the fortress disappear?: It was badly damaged during the Thirty Years' War and later systematically dismantled, its stones reused locally, including for the St. Thecla votive church.
Is the site freely accessible?: The available facts do not specify opening hours or particular access conditions.