Can you visit the Wasserburg Stedebach?

No building remains to visit, only fragments of the moat's retaining wall survive on what is now farmland.

Who built the castle?

The Teutonic Order, through its Marburg commandery, had it built in the second half of the 15th century.

Why did the castle disappear?

It had already fallen into decay by the 18th century, and its last building was torn down in 1857 after the Teutonic Order was dissolved in 1809.

Wasserburg Stedebach

Stedebach

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Where: Stedebach

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Wasserburg Stedebach stands in Stedebach (Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf), in Hesse, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Wasserburg Stedebach once stood in Stedebach, a part of the municipality of Weimar in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district of Hesse. Raised in the second half of the 15th century by the Teutonic Order, which had held land in the village for generations, it took the place of an earlier, smaller fortified site resembling a motte. The complex consisted of three wings arranged in a U around a courtyard, ringed by a moat so broad that it was described as a pond surrounding the building. The last structure was pulled down in 1857, and the land, now farmed, preserves only fragments of the retaining wall that once lined the moat.

What to know

Nothing of the castle buildings still stands, only fragments of the retaining wall from the old moat remain visible.
The site is now farmland, with no visitor facilities or signage.
There is no building, museum or shop to see, a visit amounts to locating the former site.
Access is from the village of Stedebach, part of the municipality of Weimar in Hesse.

Where this château is

Stedebach · Landkreis Marburg-Biedenkopf · Hessen

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Address

35096 Weimar (Lahn)

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Wasserburg Stedebach?: No building remains to visit, only fragments of the moat's retaining wall survive on what is now farmland.
Who built the castle?: The Teutonic Order, through its Marburg commandery, had it built in the second half of the 15th century.
Why did the castle disappear?: It had already fallen into decay by the 18th century, and its last building was torn down in 1857 after the Teutonic Order was dissolved in 1809.
Where exactly was the Wasserburg Stedebach located?: In Stedebach, part of the municipality of Weimar, in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district of Hesse.