Can visitors tour Schloss Altenberg?

The castle has been privately owned since 1986 and there is no verified information confirming regular public access.

Where is Schloss Altenberg located?

It stands in Syrgenstein, in the Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, on a rocky spur above the village of Altenberg.

How old is Schloss Altenberg?

The current building was constructed between 1693 and 1695, on the site of a medieval castle first mentioned in the fourteenth century.

What remains of the medieval castle?

Parts of the surrounding wall with its buttresses survive, the rest having been destroyed in 1449 and again in 1637.

Schloss Altenberg

Altenberg Castle

Syrgenstein

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Schloss Altenberg stands in Syrgenstein (Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Schloss Altenberg sits at the tip of a south-west facing rocky spur above the village of Altenberg, within the municipality of Syrgenstein. The present building dates from the late seventeenth century and replaced a medieval castle destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. The site also includes a farm building, a chapel added in the nineteenth century, and remains of the surrounding wall.

What to know

The castle has been privately owned since 1986, when it was acquired by Princess Clothilde of Liechtenstein, which limits public access.
The site stands on a rocky spur overlooking the village of Altenberg, in the municipality of Syrgenstein, Bavaria.
The current building dates from 1693 to 1695, with later additions such as the nineteenth-century chapel.
The monument is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
No verified information is available regarding opening hours or admission fees.

Where this château is

Syrgenstein · Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau · Bayern

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Am Schloßberg 1, 89428 Syrgenstein-Altenberg

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Can visitors tour Schloss Altenberg?: The castle has been privately owned since 1986 and there is no verified information confirming regular public access.
Where is Schloss Altenberg located?: It stands in Syrgenstein, in the Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau, Bavaria, on a rocky spur above the village of Altenberg.
How old is Schloss Altenberg?: The current building was constructed between 1693 and 1695, on the site of a medieval castle first mentioned in the fourteenth century.
What remains of the medieval castle?: Parts of the surrounding wall with its buttresses survive, the rest having been destroyed in 1449 and again in 1637.