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Turmhügel Tannenbuck

Rust

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Rust

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Open within 20 km

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Turmhügel Tannenbuck stands in Rust (Ortenaukreis), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Turmhügel Tannenbuck is what remains of a vanished motte castle, hidden in the Feindschießen Wald southeast of Rust. All that survives is an earthen mound roughly two metres high and twenty metres across, once the base of a timber tower surrounded by a ditch and palisades, likely raised in the early high medieval period on the Elz floodplain. It appeals to visitors interested in field archaeology rather than a castle in the conventional sense.

What to know

  • This is an open-air site, with no building or visible ruin apart from the earthen mound.
  • The site lies within a forest, so a walk on foot is required to reach it.
  • There are no opening hours or admission fees, access is free in the open air.
  • The site is protected as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany, meaning digging or removing anything is not permitted.

Where this château is

Rust · Ortenaukreis · Baden-Württemberg

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Address

Rust, Ortenaukreis

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Turmhügel Tannenbuck today?
Only an earthen mound about two metres high and twenty metres wide survives, the remnant of the former motte castle.
Can the Turmhügel Tannenbuck be visited freely?
Yes, the site lies in a forest and can be reached without any opening hours or fees.
How old is the Tannenbuck motte?
It is believed to have been founded in the early high medieval period, in the Elz floodplain.
Is the Turmhügel Tannenbuck easy to reach?
A walk is needed, as the site lies southeast of Rust within the Feindschießen Wald.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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