Schauenburg Castle (Oberkirch)

This article is about the castle in Oberkirch. For the castles in Switzerland, see Neu-Schauenburg Castle.

Coordinates: 48°32′22.2″N 8°5′40.2″E / 48.539500°N 8.094500°E / 48.539500; 8.094500

Schauenburg Castle

A photo of the castle
Location Oberkirch, Germany
Coordinates 48 ° 32 '22.2 "N, 8 ° 5' 40.2" E
Height 367m above sea level

Schauenburg Castle is a ruined hilltop castle in Oberkirch, Germany. It is 367m above sea level. Originally built by Duke Berthold II of Zähringen,[1] 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.[2] To the west of the castle is a moat and the east is protected by bastions.[3] 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.[3]

References

  1. "Ruin Schauenburg". Oberkirch.de (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. "Restaurant mit Panoramablick hoch über Oberkirch". schauenburg.de (in German). Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Ruine Schauenburg in Oberkirch". Mamilade (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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