Can you visit Burg Alsbach freely?

The site is an open-air ruin without an enclosed building, and visitors can climb the keep.

Why was Burg Alsbach originally called Burg Bickenbach?

It was built around 1235 by the lords of Bickenbach, whose name it bore before later becoming known as Schloss Alsbach.

What can you see from the keep of Burg Alsbach?

The keep's platform offers views over the Rhine plain and, on clear days, as far as the Taunus and the Palatinate Forest.

Is Burg Alsbach an easy walk?

It stands on a hill about 260 metres high above the village, requiring a fairly steep climb.

Schloss Alsbach

Alsbach Castle

Alsbach-Hähnlein

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Schloss Alsbach stands in Alsbach-Hähnlein (Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Alsbach stands above the village of Alsbach-Hähnlein on a wooded ridge of the Odenwald, along the Hessian Bergstraße. Built around 1235 by the lords of Bickenbach under the name Burg Bickenbach, it was conceived as a defensive stronghold rather than a residence, and survives today only as a ruin. Its restored round keep, over nineteen metres tall, can be climbed and rewards visitors with views across the Rhine plain toward the Taunus and the Palatinate Forest on clear days.

What to know

Reaching the top of the keep involves a stone staircase followed by a wooden footbridge to the tower entrance, then an internal spiral staircase.
The site is an open-air ruin with no enclosed building to tour, suited to an outdoor stop.
The stronghold sits on a hill roughly 260 metres high, meaning a steady climb up from the village.
The monument is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
Events such as a Pentecost arts and crafts market and medieval-themed festivals are regularly held on site.

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Opening hours

Monday (today)	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	Closed
Saturday	13:00-18:00
Sunday	12:00-18:00

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Where this château is

Alsbach-Hähnlein · Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg · Hessen

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Address

Zum Schloss, 64665 Alsbach-Hähnlein

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Château phone number

+49 6257 50080

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

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Can you visit Burg Alsbach freely?: The site is an open-air ruin without an enclosed building, and visitors can climb the keep.
Why was Burg Alsbach originally called Burg Bickenbach?: It was built around 1235 by the lords of Bickenbach, whose name it bore before later becoming known as Schloss Alsbach.
What can you see from the keep of Burg Alsbach?: The keep's platform offers views over the Rhine plain and, on clear days, as far as the Taunus and the Palatinate Forest.
Is Burg Alsbach an easy walk?: It stands on a hill about 260 metres high above the village, requiring a fairly steep climb.