Can you currently visit the Ruine Wielandstein?

No, access has been closed since the January 2015 rockfall, which also closed the surrounding hiking trails and climbing routes.

Why are there several castles at this one site?

The complex was built in several phases from the mid twelfth to the mid thirteenth century, resulting in distinct fortifications aligned along the same rocky ridge.

Where is the Ruine Wielandstein located?

It lies in Lenningen, in the Landkreis Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, about 2000 meters southeast of Oberlenningen.

What remains can still be seen there?

Sections of walls, including a thick shield wall, as well as rock-cut ditches that once separated the different fortified sections.

Ruine Wielandstein

Lenningen

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Ruine Wielandstein stands in Lenningen (Landkreis Esslingen), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Ruine Wielandstein is a group of several medieval fortifications built along a single rocky ridge above the Tobeltal valley, near Oberlenningen. The complex includes the remains of the Hinterer Wielandstein, Zwischen-Wielandstein, Mittlerer Wielandstein, Alt-Wielandstein and Vorderer Wielandstein, constructed in successive phases from the mid twelfth to the mid thirteenth century. Visible remains include sections of walls, among them a thick shield wall at the Vorderer Wielandstein, and rock-cut ditches that once separated the individual fortified sections. A major rockfall in 2015 led to the closure of access to the site, along with nearby hiking trails and climbing routes.

What to know

Access to the site, along with nearby hiking paths and climbing routes, has been closed since a major rockfall in January 2015.
The site lies on steep terrain about 2000 meters southeast of Oberlenningen, a district of the municipality of Lenningen.
This is a group of several distinct fortifications rather than a single building, spread along a rocky ridge.
No opening hours, admission fees or visitor facilities apply, as the site is currently closed to visitors.

Where this château is

Lenningen · Landkreis Esslingen · Baden-Württemberg

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Frequently asked

Can you currently visit the Ruine Wielandstein?: No, access has been closed since the January 2015 rockfall, which also closed the surrounding hiking trails and climbing routes.
Why are there several castles at this one site?: The complex was built in several phases from the mid twelfth to the mid thirteenth century, resulting in distinct fortifications aligned along the same rocky ridge.
Where is the Ruine Wielandstein located?: It lies in Lenningen, in the Landkreis Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, about 2000 meters southeast of Oberlenningen.
What remains can still be seen there?: Sections of walls, including a thick shield wall, as well as rock-cut ditches that once separated the different fortified sections.