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Schnepfenburg (Bad Salzungen), Bad Salzungen

Schnepfenburg

Bad Salzungen

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Bad Salzungen

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Open within 20 km

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Schnepfenburg (Bad Salzungen) stands in Bad Salzungen (Wartburgkreis), in Thuringia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Schnepfenburg was a medieval stronghold built on a rise overlooking the town lake of Bad Salzungen in Thuringia. Founded around 1160 under the authority of Fulda Abbey, it guarded the approach to the town and its saltworks before being absorbed into the town's fortifications as its southwestern bastion. Destroyed in the great fire of 1786, it was partly demolished, and its foundations now support a later building used as a courthouse, along with the town church. No visible remains of the original stronghold have survived.

What to know

  • No visible remains of the original stronghold survive; the site now holds a courthouse and a church.
  • The location lies south of the old town, on a rise overlooking Bad Salzungen's town lake (Burgsee).
  • A visit therefore amounts to exploring the historical site rather than an intact monument.
  • There is no information on opening hours or fees, as there is no monument open to visitors.

Where this château is

Bad Salzungen · Wartburgkreis · Thüringen

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Address

Kurhausstraße 18, 36433 Bad Salzungen

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can the Schnepfenburg still be visited today?
No, the stronghold was destroyed in the fire of 1786 and no visible remains have survived.
What stands on the site of the Schnepfenburg today?
A building used as a courthouse and the town church of Bad Salzungen now stand on its foundations.
When was the Schnepfenburg founded?
It was founded around 1160 under the authority of Fulda Abbey, with its first documented mention in 1166.
Why was the Schnepfenburg strategically important?
It guarded access to the town of Bad Salzungen and its saltworks, a major economic site in the Middle Ages.

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Sources

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