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Hoher Schwarm, Saalfeld/Saale

Burgruine Hoher Schwarm

Saalfeld/Saale

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Saalfeld/Saale

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Hoher Schwarm stands in Saalfeld/Saale (Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt), in Thuringia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Hohe Schwarm is the ruin of a medieval fortified residence overlooking the Saale river, on the edge of Saalfeld's old town. Only an imposing facade with two corner round towers survives, remnants of a Gothic structure built by the Counts of Schwarzburg on the foundations of an earlier royal estate. The inner courtyard of the former square keep now hosts an open air stage.

What to know

  • This is a partial ruin, reduced to a facade and two corner towers, not an intact building.
  • The site sits right at the edge of Saalfeld's old town, above the Saale river.
  • The interior area today serves as an open air performance stage.
  • The monument is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
  • No verified information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees, or access.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday (today)09:00-18:00
Tuesday09:00-18:00
Wednesday09:00-18:00
Thursday09:00-18:00
Friday09:00-18:00
Saturday09:00-18:00
Sunday09:00-18:00

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

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Where this château is

Saalfeld/Saale · Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt · Thüringen

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Address

Schwarmgasse 18, 07318 Saalfeld/Saale

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Château phone number

+49 3671 2884

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

Where is the Hohe Schwarm located?
In Saalfeld/Saale, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, right by the Saale river and the old town.
Is the Hohe Schwarm still a complete structure?
No, only a facade with two round corner towers remains from a fortified residence that fell into ruin from the 16th century onward.
Who built the Hohe Schwarm?
The Counts of Schwarzburg had it built as a Gothic fortified residence on the remains of an earlier royal estate first mentioned in 899.
What can visitors see there today?
The surviving facade and towers, along with an open air stage set up in the former inner keep.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt