Who built the Emichsburg?

The hunting lodge was built in 1828 by Prince Karl von Leiningen, who named it after an older family estate near Bockenheim in the Palatinate.

Why is the Emichsburg now a ruin?

Abandoned as early as 1840, the building was partly demolished in 1844 and then looted during the unrest of 1848, before being fully given up in the later 19th century.

What can still be seen there today?

Only a tower stump and a few wall fragments remain, later overbuilt with a small hunting house and a shed, both now themselves in decay.

Where exactly is the Emichsburg located?

It stands in the forest east of Eberbach, in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg, between the Burg Eberbach and the Katzenbuckel hill.

Is there a fee to visit the Emichsburg?

No fees or opening hours apply, since it is a freely accessible ruin in the woods.

Emichsburg

Eberbach

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Eberbach

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Emichsburg (Odenwald) stands in Eberbach (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 19th century. No visits are on record for this building.

The Emichsburg is the ruined remnant of a 19th-century hunting lodge, standing in the woods east of Eberbach, above the Burg Eberbach and below the Katzenbuckel hill. Only a stump of a tower and a few wall fragments survive from what was once a small fortified building. Visitors come here as much for the forest walk and the elevated setting as for the ruin itself.

What to know

The site sits in a forest and is reached on foot, with no special access arrangements.
Only a stump of a tower and some wall remains survive, so there is no building to visit as such.
No opening hours or fees apply, as this is an outdoor ruin freely accessible at any time.
Its proximity to the Katzenbuckel hill and the Burg Eberbach makes it easy to combine with a longer hike.
No information is available regarding accessibility for visitors with reduced mobility or parking.

Where this château is

Eberbach · Rhein-Neckar-Kreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

69412 Eberbach

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown
Period of construction: 19th century

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Frequently asked

Who built the Emichsburg?: The hunting lodge was built in 1828 by Prince Karl von Leiningen, who named it after an older family estate near Bockenheim in the Palatinate.
Why is the Emichsburg now a ruin?: Abandoned as early as 1840, the building was partly demolished in 1844 and then looted during the unrest of 1848, before being fully given up in the later 19th century.
What can still be seen there today?: Only a tower stump and a few wall fragments remain, later overbuilt with a small hunting house and a shed, both now themselves in decay.
Where exactly is the Emichsburg located?: It stands in the forest east of Eberbach, in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg, between the Burg Eberbach and the Katzenbuckel hill.
Is there a fee to visit the Emichsburg?: No fees or opening hours apply, since it is a freely accessible ruin in the woods.