Can you visit the inside of the Burg Staufeneck?

No, the building is a privately owned residence and its interior is closed to visitors.

Who gave the Burg Staufeneck its present appearance?

Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach of Salzburg, through fortification works carried out between 1503 and 1513.

How can you see the Burg Staufeneck without entering the building?

By following the Bad Reichenhall castle trail, a hiking route linking several fortresses in the region that passes nearby.

Is there a special event held near the castle?

Every August since 2005, a medieval market has taken place around the site.

Palace Staufeneck

Piding

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Piding

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Open within 20 km

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Schloss Fürstenstein (Berchtesgaden) (Fürstenstein (Berchtesgaden) Castle)Accommodation on site16 km

Schloss Staufeneck stands in Piding (Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Burg Staufeneck stands at the foot of the Hochstaufen, in the hamlet of Mauthausen, part of the municipality of Piding. Founded around 1240 by the lords of Staufeneck, who served the counts of Plain, it passed in 1306 to the Archbishopric of Salzburg, which turned it into the seat of a regional court for the Rupertiwinkel area. Its fortified appearance dates largely from building works carried out between 1503 and 1513 under Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach, whose coat of arms still marks the entrance portal. In private ownership since 1870, it is inhabited today and not open for interior visits.

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Where this château is

Piding · Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land · Bayern

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Schloßweg 15, 83451 Piding-Mauthausen

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Can you visit the inside of the Burg Staufeneck?: No, the building is a privately owned residence and its interior is closed to visitors.
How old is the Burg Staufeneck?: It was founded around 1240 by the lords of Staufeneck, who served the counts of Plain.
Who gave the Burg Staufeneck its present appearance?: Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach of Salzburg, through fortification works carried out between 1503 and 1513.
How can you see the Burg Staufeneck without entering the building?: By following the Bad Reichenhall castle trail, a hiking route linking several fortresses in the region that passes nearby.
Is there a special event held near the castle?: Every August since 2005, a medieval market has taken place around the site.