Location Oberkirch, Germany Phone +49 7802 2253 | Height 367m above sea level | |
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Coordinates 48 ° 32 '22.2 "N, 8 ° 5' 40.2" E Address Burgstraße 29, 77704 Oberkirch, Germany Hours Open today · 11AM–9:30PMFriday11AM–9:30PMSaturday11AM–9:30PMSunday10AM–9:30PMMondayClosedTuesday11AM–9:30PMWednesday11AM–9:30PMThursday11AM–9:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Gasthaus Silberner Stern, Almstüble, Baan Thai Thai Restaurant, Gasthof Untere Linde, Drei Könige | ||
Schauenburg Castle is a ruined hilltop castle in Oberkirch, Germany. It is 367m above sea level. Originally built by Duke Berthold II of Zähringen, it is now a tourist attraction.
In recent years, the Castle has become a tourist attraction and is around 2 km from the Oberkirch Station. To the west of the castle is a moat and the east is protected by bastions. After multiple cases of destruction, believed to be in 1686 during the Nine Years' War, the castle is now a maintained ruin which is still owned by the barons of Schauenburg. Due to the efforts of Emil von Schauenburg, the ruins and remains of the case were able to obtained.
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