Can you climb the keep at Burg Hohenbeilstein?

Yes, the five-sided keep known as the Langhans can be climbed as a viewing tower.

Is Burg Hohenbeilstein a ruin or a restored building?

Part of the complex was rebuilt in the early 20th century by Albert Benz, while other elements, such as certain walls, remain original.

Who built Burg Hohenbeilstein?

Its origins likely trace back to the Counts of Calw, before it passed successively to the Margraves of Baden and then the Counts of Württemberg.

Is there a restaurant on site?

Yes, an inn occupies one of the outer courtyard buildings, on the site of the former great hall.

Burg Hohenbeilstein

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Hohenbeilstein stands in Beilstein (Landkreis Heilbronn), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Hohenbeilstein stands on a hilltop above the town of Beilstein, at the southern edge of the Heilbronn district. Its oldest visible parts date back to the 13th century, though the site's origins may be older still. Visitors can climb the five-sided, 28-metre keep known as the Langhans for a view over the surroundings, and see the thick shield wall and outer buildings that now house a falconry and an inn.

What to know

Climbing the keep offers an open view over the town of Beilstein and the surrounding countryside.
The original great hall no longer exists; most of the buildings seen in the outer courtyard result from Albert Benz's early 20th-century reconstruction.
A section of the old walls running down toward the town survives in part in its original state.
The site today houses an inn and a falconry, set up in the former outbuildings.
The castle is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.

Where this château is

Beilstein · Landkreis Heilbronn · Baden-Württemberg

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Langhans 1, 71717 Beilstein

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Can you climb the keep at Burg Hohenbeilstein?: Yes, the five-sided keep known as the Langhans can be climbed as a viewing tower.
Is Burg Hohenbeilstein a ruin or a restored building?: Part of the complex was rebuilt in the early 20th century by Albert Benz, while other elements, such as certain walls, remain original.
Who built Burg Hohenbeilstein?: Its origins likely trace back to the Counts of Calw, before it passed successively to the Margraves of Baden and then the Counts of Württemberg.
Is there a restaurant on site?: Yes, an inn occupies one of the outer courtyard buildings, on the site of the former great hall.