Can you visit the Ruine Bachenstein freely?

The outdoor site can be visited year round, with no known opening hours or admission fees.

What remains of the Burg Bachenstein today?

Only two large ditches and scattered wall remnants still mark the former stronghold.

It was founded before 1250 by a minor noble family known as Bacho, later called Bachenstein.

Why did the Burg disappear?

It was already in ruins when sold to the Counts of Hohenlohe in 1488; local legend attributes its destruction to action against robber knights.

Ruine Bachenstein

Braunsbach

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Braunsbach

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Open within 20 km

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Ruine Bachenstein stands in Braunsbach (Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Ruine Bachenstein occupies the site of a former hilltop Burg two kilometres west of Döttingen, a district of the municipality of Braunsbach. Built before 1250 by a minor noble family first called Bacho, later Bachenstein, the castle had already fallen into ruin when it was sold in 1488 to the Counts of Hohenlohe. Only two large ditches and scant remains of walls survive on the spur between the valleys of the Rüblinger Bach and the Bachensteiner Bach.

What to know

The site lies in open countryside two kilometres west of the village of Döttingen and is reached on foot.
Only ditches and minor wall remains survive, with no standing building.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities on site.
The ruin sits on a natural spur, so the approach involves some incline.

Where this château is

Braunsbach · Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

6PFW+75, 74542 Braunsbach

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Ruine Bachenstein freely?: The outdoor site can be visited year round, with no known opening hours or admission fees.
What remains of the Burg Bachenstein today?: Only two large ditches and scattered wall remnants still mark the former stronghold.
Who built this Burg?: It was founded before 1250 by a minor noble family known as Bacho, later called Bachenstein.
Why did the Burg disappear?: It was already in ruins when sold to the Counts of Hohenlohe in 1488; local legend attributes its destruction to action against robber knights.