Stecklenburg
Thale
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Thale
To make a day of it
Stecklenburg stands in Thale (Landkreis Harz), in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Recorded dating: 10th century. No visits are on record for this building.
The Stecklenburg is a ruined hilltop castle standing on a spur of the Ramberg massif, above the village of Stecklenberg in the eastern Harz. Built in the 11th century on the remains of an earlier stronghold, it was destroyed in a battle during the following century and later rebuilt. What remains today are sections of the residential walls and the stump of the keep. A few hundred metres away lie the ruins of Lauenburg Castle, an easy addition to the same walk.
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What to know
- The site is an open air ruin, with no roofed building to visit.
- Access is on foot from Stecklenberg, via a path climbing the Burgberg.
- Sturdy footwear is advisable, as the terrain is that of a forest walk rather than a developed tourist site.
- The nearby Lauenburg ruins make it easy to combine both castles in one outing.
- There are no set opening hours or fees, as the visit is a free walk rather than a ticketed site.
Where this château is
Thale · Landkreis Harz · Sachsen-Anhalt
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Address
Thale, Landkreis Harz
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
- Period of construction
- 10th century
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.
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