Is the Wasserburg Rückingen still surrounded by water?

No, the moat that once connected it to the Kinzig river was filled in during the 19th century.

What can visitors see there today?

A corner building with a round tower and part of the ring wall, mostly dating from the 15th century, together with a local museum housed on the site.

What does the museum at the Wasserburg Rückingen show?

Local history collections relating to Rückingen and Langendiebach, including a section on the nearby Roman fort.

How old is the Wasserburg Rückingen?

It is first documented in 1248, though a stronghold is thought to have stood on the site as early as the 10th century.

Wasserburg Rückingen

Erlensee

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Wasserburg Rückingen stands in Erlensee (Main-Kinzig-Kreis), in Hesse, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Wasserburg Rückingen stands near the old centre of the Rückingen district in Erlensee, just north of the Kinzig river. Of this former moated stronghold, first recorded in 1248 and destroyed and rebuilt several times, a corner building with a round tower and a substantial stretch of the ring wall survive, dating largely from the first half of the 15th century. The moat, once linked to the river, was filled in during the 19th century. The building now houses a local history museum covering Rückingen and Langendiebach, including a section on the nearby Roman fort of Rückingen.

What to know

The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Hesse.
The visit centres mainly on the local history museum housed in the surviving buildings.
The former moat is gone, filled in since the 19th century, so no water feature remains to see.
No verified information on opening hours, admission fees or accessibility is available for this listing.

Where this château is

Erlensee · Main-Kinzig-Kreis · Hessen

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An d. Wasserburg 1, 63526 Erlensee-Rückingen

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Hessen

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Is the Wasserburg Rückingen still surrounded by water?: No, the moat that once connected it to the Kinzig river was filled in during the 19th century.
What can visitors see there today?: A corner building with a round tower and part of the ring wall, mostly dating from the 15th century, together with a local museum housed on the site.
What does the museum at the Wasserburg Rückingen show?: Local history collections relating to Rückingen and Langendiebach, including a section on the nearby Roman fort.
How old is the Wasserburg Rückingen?: It is first documented in 1248, though a stronghold is thought to have stood on the site as early as the 10th century.