Where is the Burg Wolfach located?

It stands on a rocky outcrop in Wolfach, in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, between Wolfach and the hamlet of Kirche.

What remains of the Burg Wolfach today?

Only cleared foundation walls remain, uncovered by a local club in 1977.

Can visitors access the Burg Wolfach freely?

It is an open-air site reached by a footpath, with no set opening hours or admission fees.

Burg Wolfach

Wolfach

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Ruine Wolfach stands in Wolfach (Ortenaukreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Recorded dating: 11th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burg Wolfach sits atop a steep rocky hill above the Wolf valley, between Wolfach and the hamlet of Kirche. Likely built in the late 11th century by the lords of Wolfach, it remained their family seat until it passed by marriage to the counts of Fürstenberg. What remains today are the cleared foundation walls of a stronghold that fell into ruin and was long forgotten.

What to know

The site consists only of cleared foundation walls, with no standing building.
Access is via a path climbing up to the rocky outcrop.
There are no fixed opening hours or fees for this open-air site.
The ruins were uncovered and secured by a local club in 1977.

Where this château is

Wolfach · Ortenaukreis · Baden-Württemberg

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77709 Oberwolfach

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown
Period of construction: 11th century

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Where is the Burg Wolfach located?: It stands on a rocky outcrop in Wolfach, in the Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, between Wolfach and the hamlet of Kirche.
How old is the Burg Wolfach?: It was likely built in the late 11th century by the lords of Wolfach.
What remains of the Burg Wolfach today?: Only cleared foundation walls remain, uncovered by a local club in 1977.
Can visitors access the Burg Wolfach freely?: It is an open-air site reached by a footpath, with no set opening hours or admission fees.