Can visitors freely explore the Hutsburg?

Access right up to the outer walls is currently restricted by a fence erected by the forestry authority, even though the site was long freely accessible.

What remains of the Hutsburg today?

Substantial parts of the ring wall and a large 14th-century residential building still stand.

Why was the Hutsburg destroyed?

It was first destroyed around 1275 after becoming a den for robber knights, then permanently razed by rebelling peasants in 1525.

Where is the Hutsburg located?

It stands in Rhönblick, in the Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia, atop the Hutsberg near Helmershausen.

Hutsburg

Rhönblick

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Hutsburg stands in Rhönblick (Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen), in Thuringia, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Hutsburg is a medieval hilltop castle ruin set on the Hutsberg, a 639-metre basalt cone overlooking the Herpf valley near Helmershausen, in the municipality of Rhönblick. First documented in 1273, it had become a haunt for robber knights before being captured and destroyed around 1275 by Count Berthold of Henneberg-Schleusingen with support from the cities of Erfurt, Nuremberg and Würzburg. Rebuilt in 1383 as a strategic outpost of the Counts of Henneberg, it was finally razed by rebelling peasants on 13 May 1525. What remains today are substantial stretches of the ring wall and a large residential building from the 14th century.

What to know

The ruin sits on top of the Hutsberg, so reaching it involves climbing up from the valley.
Access right up to the outer walls is currently blocked by a fence put up by the forestry authority, limiting close inspection.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Thuringia.
No opening hours, admission fee or visitor facilities are indicated on site.

Where this château is

Rhönblick · Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen · Thüringen

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98617 Rhönblick

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Thüringen

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Can visitors freely explore the Hutsburg?: Access right up to the outer walls is currently restricted by a fence erected by the forestry authority, even though the site was long freely accessible.
What remains of the Hutsburg today?: Substantial parts of the ring wall and a large 14th-century residential building still stand.
Why was the Hutsburg destroyed?: It was first destroyed around 1275 after becoming a den for robber knights, then permanently razed by rebelling peasants in 1525.
Where is the Hutsburg located?: It stands in Rhönblick, in the Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia, atop the Hutsberg near Helmershausen.