Can the Stöckenburg be visited today?

The burg itself no longer exists, only the site and the parish church, built around 1435 on its location, remain.

Where was the Stöckenburg located?

It stood on a rocky spur facing Vellberg, in the Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg.

A Celtic refuge fort already existed here before the common era, well before the medieval burg developed on the same spot.

What remains of the Stöckenburg today?

The bell tower of the present St. Martin's Church is believed to be the former keep of the vanished fortification.

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Stöckenburg stands in Vellberg (Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Stöckenburg was a former hilltop fortification, now vanished, that once stood on a rocky spur 385 meters high, facing the town of Vellberg. The site had already been settled in Celtic times with a refuge fort, and later held a basilica dedicated to Saint Martin, first recorded in the 8th century. No remains of the burg itself survive today, but the current parish church, built around 1435, is thought to have incorporated the old keep as its bell tower. The hamlet surrounding the church still bears the name Stöckenburg.

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No visible remains of the medieval burg survive, only the site itself and the present church can be seen.
St. Martin's Church, built around 1435, stands on the site of the former fortification.
The location lies on a rocky spur overlooking Vellberg, in Baden-Württemberg.
No information on organized visits, opening hours, or admission fees is available for this site.

Where this château is

Vellberg · Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall · Baden-Württemberg

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Stöckenburgstraße 3, 74541 Vellberg-Dürrsching

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+49 7907 2121

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Can the Stöckenburg be visited today?: The burg itself no longer exists, only the site and the parish church, built around 1435 on its location, remain.
Where was the Stöckenburg located?: It stood on a rocky spur facing Vellberg, in the Landkreis Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg.
How old is the site?: A Celtic refuge fort already existed here before the common era, well before the medieval burg developed on the same spot.
What remains of the Stöckenburg today?: The bell tower of the present St. Martin's Church is believed to be the former keep of the vanished fortification.