Can you still see the ruins of the Harburg?

No, nothing of the medieval stronghold survives, only the mound where it once stood.

Why is the current tower called the Bismarck-Turm?

It recalls a Bismarck monument that stood on the same spot until 1956.

Where is the Harburg located?

It lies near Wernigerode, in the Landkreis Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt.

Is there somewhere to eat on site?

Yes, an excursion inn operates on the grounds, reopened in 2018.

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Wernigerode

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Harburg (Harz) stands in Wernigerode (Landkreis Harz), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Harburg was a medieval hilltop stronghold built around 1150 near Wernigerode, in the Harz mountains. Nothing of the original structure remains standing, only the mound of the former castle site, whose platform measures roughly sixteen by fifty two metres. A Bismarck monument stood there until 1956, and its memory lives on in the name of the lookout tower now built on the spot. Visitors mainly come today for the view and the excursion inn located on the grounds.

What to know

No visible ruins of the original stronghold remain, only the shape of the mound itself.
The site today features a lookout tower called the Bismarck-Turm, named after the earlier monument removed in 1956.
An excursion inn stands on the grounds, reopened in 2018.
No opening hours, prices or accessibility details are available for this site.

Where this château is

Wernigerode · Landkreis Harz · Sachsen-Anhalt

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38855 Wernigerode

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you still see the ruins of the Harburg?: No, nothing of the medieval stronghold survives, only the mound where it once stood.
Why is the current tower called the Bismarck-Turm?: It recalls a Bismarck monument that stood on the same spot until 1956.
Where is the Harburg located?: It lies near Wernigerode, in the Landkreis Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt.
Is there somewhere to eat on site?: Yes, an excursion inn operates on the grounds, reopened in 2018.