Can you visit the Kramerburg?

There is no organised visit: only scattered remains can be seen on an unmanaged wooded site.

What remains of the Kramerburg today?

A defensive ditch, a few stone blocks and faint ground traces are the only identifiable features left.

Who built the Kramerburg?

By the late 13th century it belonged to the Cologne cathedral provost Conrad I of Berg, who reportedly built a new fortified house there.

Why did the Kramerburg disappear?

It stood as a ruin with metre-high walls until the 1920s, after which local farmers quarried its stones for building material.

Kramerburg

Odenthal

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Odenthal

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Kramerburg stands in Odenthal (Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Kramerburg is a vanished ruin set on a wooded spur northeast of the Hochscherf farmstead, in the municipality of Odenthal. First recorded in the late 13th century as property of the Cologne cathedral provost Conrad I of Berg, it stood as a ruin with metre-high walls until the 1920s, when local farmers began quarrying its stones. Today only a defensive ditch, scattered stone blocks and faint traces of the fortified site remain, hidden within dense woodland.

What to know

The site sits on a steep, wooded plot of land that is not easy to locate or reach without precise directions.
There is no visitor infrastructure, signage or facilities on site.
This is not a castle to visit in the usual sense, but scattered remains within natural terrain.
Reaching the spot requires a degree of fitness, as the spur slopes steeply on three sides.
No opening hours or fees apply, as there is no managed or developed site.

Where this château is

Odenthal · Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

Odenthal, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Kramerburg?: There is no organised visit: only scattered remains can be seen on an unmanaged wooded site.
What remains of the Kramerburg today?: A defensive ditch, a few stone blocks and faint ground traces are the only identifiable features left.
Who built the Kramerburg?: By the late 13th century it belonged to the Cologne cathedral provost Conrad I of Berg, who reportedly built a new fortified house there.
Why did the Kramerburg disappear?: It stood as a ruin with metre-high walls until the 1920s, after which local farmers quarried its stones for building material.