Burg Lauterburg
Rödental
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Lauterburg (Coburger Land) stands in Rödental (Landkreis Coburg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
The Lauterburg stands on the Spitzberg hill above Oberwohlsbach, part of Rödental in Bavaria. A first hilltop castle was founded here around 1150, later replaced around 1700 by a baroque hunting lodge built for the dukes of Saxe-Meiningen and later Saxe-Gotha. Left unfinished and without a complete roof, the building decayed for over a century until its remaining walls, at risk of collapse, were demolished with explosives in 1959. What remains today is a mound of rubble among the old foundations, including a vaulted 16th-century cellar that can still be entered.
What to know
- The site is a ruin reduced to foundations and a mound of rubble, with no standing building.
- Reaching it involves a walk uphill through the forest to the top of the Spitzberg.
- A vaulted 16th-century cellar, locally nicknamed the 'witch's kitchen', is still visible beneath the debris.
- As no opening hours or fees are set, the site can be visited freely, more like an outdoor spot than a monument.
- It suits a stop along a walk rather than a conventional castle visit.
Practical information
- Visit duration
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- Wheelchair access
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- Dogs
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- Parking
- Parkmöglichkeit am Ende der Lauterburgerstraße
Where this château is
Rödental · Landkreis Coburg · Bayern
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Address
Oberwohlsbach, 96472 Rödental
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- Heritage status
- Baudenkmal in Bayern
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Frequently asked
- Is there still a castle to visit at the Lauterburg?
- No, only foundations and a mound of rubble remain since the last walls were demolished with explosives in 1959.
- Why was the Lauterburg destroyed?
- The baroque castle, left unfinished and without a complete roof, decayed for over a century until its collapsing walls were blown up in 1959.
- Where is the Lauterburg located?
- On the Spitzberg hill above Oberwohlsbach, part of Rödental, in the Landkreis Coburg, Bavaria.
- What can still be seen on site?
- A mound of rubble among the old foundations and a vaulted 16th-century cellar that remains accessible.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
