Welcome to the Altenbaumburg castle ruins
And if they hadn't died ... Altenbaumburg Castle would certainly have maintained its position in the "defense triangle" around Bad Münster am Stein, which it formed together with Ebernburg and Rheingrafenstein Castle, for longer. But the line of the Raugrafen, whose ancestral seat it was, already died in the 14th century. The facility increasingly lost its importance and was eventually used as a quarry.
The rebuilt Palas of the lower castle now houses a restaurant.
The ruins are open all year round and free to access.
No winter service on site.
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Address
Altenbaumburg
55585 Altenbamberg
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The ruins are a historical site of the Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe Rheinland-Pfalz (General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland‑Palatinate), www.gdke.rlp.de.
Regrettably, as it is a historic site, there is no disabled access to Altenbaumburg castle ruins. Thank you for your understanding.
In the Middle Ages, Altenbaumburg Castle at the end of the Alsenz Valley formed a “defence triangle“ around Bad Münster am Stein together with Ebernburg Castle and Rheingrafenstein Castle. It was the ancestral seat of the Raugrafen until the late 14th century, after which it lost ist importance. At the end of the 15th century, it was labelled “derelict“ and parts of the castle were used to expand Ebernburg Castle. Altenbaumburg Castle was eventually devastated by French troops in 1689.
Even today, the division into three separate complexes – upper, middle and lower castle – can still be clearly recognised on the elongated site. The upper castle still has parts of the oldest buildings from the 12th or early 13th century. It was dominated by a keep, probably around 40 metres high, of which a stately stump made of bossed humpback ashlars still remains.
The recognisable remains of the middle and lower castle date mainly to the Gothic period. At the top of the hill – in the area of the lower castle – a great-hall-like residential building, which was reconstructed in the 1980s, catches the eye. It now houses a restaurant.
Tourist-Information Verkehrsverein Rheingrafenstein e.V.
Berliner Straße 60
55583 Altenbamberg/Bad Münster am Stein-Ebernburg
Telefon +49 6708 641780
info(at)bad-muenster-am-stein.de
www.bad-muenster-am-stein.de