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Ehingerburg

Bad Niedernau

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Bad Niedernau

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Ehingerburg stands in Bad Niedernau (Landkreis Tübingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Ehingerburg stood on the rocky spur known as the Schlossfelsen, 450 metres above sea level, overlooking the Katzenbach valley near Bad Niedernau. Built after 1280 for the imperial lords von Ehingen, who took their name from the nearby village, it was destroyed in 1407 during a feud with the counts of Zollern. Only a foundation and a wall stump about one metre high remain on this narrow ridge. Roughly 150 metres away lies a second fortified site whose history is unrecorded.

What to know

  • This is a very modest ruin, reduced to a foundation and a low wall section.
  • The site sits on a narrow rocky ridge reachable only on foot.
  • There are no opening hours or fees, as the site is an open-air ruin.
  • A second fortified site lies close by, with no visible remains or recorded history.

Where this château is

Bad Niedernau · Landkreis Tübingen · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Bad Niedernau, Landkreis Tübingen

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Ehingerburg today?
Only a foundation and a wall section about one metre high remain on the rocky ridge.
Who built the Ehingerburg?
It was built after 1280 for the imperial lords von Ehingen.
Why was the Ehingerburg destroyed?
It was destroyed in 1407 during a feud with the counts of Zollern.
Where is the Ehingerburg located?
It lies near Bad Niedernau in the Landkreis Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, on the Schlossfelsen above the Katzenbach valley.

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