Can you visit the inside of the Wasserburg Deuna?

No, the building now serves as a retirement home and the interior is not open to the public.

How old is the Wasserburg Deuna?

It was built in the 13th century by the lords of Deuna and first mentioned in 1262.

What remains of the original fortifications?

Parts of the former moat, a defensive wall with arrow slits, and three corner towers are still visible.

Where is the Wasserburg Deuna located?

It stands in the centre of the village of Deuna, in the Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia.

Wasserburg Deuna

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Wasserburg Deuna stands in Deuna (Landkreis Eichsfeld), in Thuringia, Germany. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Wasserburg Deuna stands at the heart of the village of Deuna in Thuringia, ranking among the few well preserved and still inhabited fortified sites of the Eichsfeld region. Built in the 13th century by the lords of Deuna to guard a salt route, it keeps a compact three winged layout with corner towers, its stone lower floors topped by timber framed upper storeys added in the 16th century. Traces of the former moat and a defensive wall with arrow slits on the north side are still visible. The building now serves as a retirement home and cannot be visited inside, though it can be seen from outside.

What to know

The building now houses a retirement home and cannot be visited inside.
Visitors can walk around the exterior to see the corner towers, timber framing and remains of the defensive wall.
There are no opening hours or admission fees since no organised visit exists.
The site is located in the centre of Deuna village, easily reached on foot from the main street.

Where this château is

Deuna · Landkreis Eichsfeld · Thüringen

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Sandgasse 1, 37355 Niederorschel-Deuna

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Château phone number

+49 36076 44762

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Can you visit the inside of the Wasserburg Deuna?: No, the building now serves as a retirement home and the interior is not open to the public.
How old is the Wasserburg Deuna?: It was built in the 13th century by the lords of Deuna and first mentioned in 1262.
What remains of the original fortifications?: Parts of the former moat, a defensive wall with arrow slits, and three corner towers are still visible.
Where is the Wasserburg Deuna located?: It stands in the centre of the village of Deuna, in the Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia.