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Wasserburg Farnroda, Wutha-Farnroda

Wasserburg Farnroda

Wutha-Farnroda

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Wasserburg Farnroda stands in Wutha-Farnroda (Wartburgkreis), in Thuringia, Germany. Recorded dating: 13th century. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Wasserburg Farnroda is a 13th century fortified site built on marshy meadowland in the Erbstrom valley, near Wutha-Farnroda. Only a roughly twenty-metre tower and a pond survive from what was once a compact stronghold of barely a hundred square metres. It was founded by the lords of Farnroda, ministerials of the Thuringian landgraves, and changed hands several times before fading from record around 1600.

What to know

  • Only a tower and a pond remain from the former fortified site.
  • The remains lie in the northern part of the historic village of Farnroda.
  • No opening hours, admission fees or visitor facilities are documented for this site.
  • A visit is essentially limited to viewing the remains from outside, as no on-site facilities are recorded.

Where this château is

Wutha-Farnroda · Wartburgkreis · Thüringen

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Address

Wutha-Farnroda, Wartburgkreis

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown
Period of construction
13th century

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Wasserburg Farnroda?
A tower roughly 25 metres tall and a pond are the only surviving remnants of the former stronghold.
Where is the Wasserburg Farnroda located?
It stands in Wutha-Farnroda, in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, in the northern part of the historic village of Farnroda.
Who built the Wasserburg Farnroda?
It was built in the 13th century by the lords of Farnroda, a branch of the lords of Baumbach who served as ministerials to the Thuringian landgraves.
Can visitors go inside the Wasserburg Farnroda?
No documented facilities suggest an interior visit; the site is mainly viewed from outside.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Wartburgkreis

From the same period — 13e siècle

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