Top 19 Castles around Gernsbach

The castle actually has a website: https://www.burg-yburg.de Perhaps there is more information here about when a reopening can be expected - the last information was "summer 2023" - which is now almost over. (There is still a castle at the outermost gate)

<< Eberstein Castle >> "Since the mid-13th century, Eberstein Castle has overlooked the valley below. After the Eberstein family died out in 1660, the property passed to the Margraviate of Baden, and today it is privately owned. The architect Friedrich Weinbrenner carried out a major renovation of the castle in the 19th century, giving it its present appearance after 1829. From up here, there is a magnificent view of the central Murg Valley. This more than compensates for the sometimes strenuous climb to this prominently situated cultural monument. And hungry hikers can expect Baden hospitality in the castle tavern. Of course, it tastes especially delicious on the plane tree terrace. The legends surrounding Eberstein Castle and the Eberstein noble family that originated there are rich. There are heroes like the daring Wolf von Eberstein, the monastery founder Bertold, and the lovestruck Wolfheiner. The legend of how the Ebersteins acquired their coat of arms has also been passed down." They came. After delivering an important message from the Emperor to Rome, the Count of Eberstein received a rose of gleaming gold from the Pope. When the Count returned to his castle, the rose came to life and flourished magnificently. Thus, the rose found its way into his coat of arms. https://www.gernsbach.de/sagenweg/schloss.html

The former margravial property known as Rotenfels Castle is made up of various parts: firstly, there is a margravial ironworks founded in 1729, which was then replaced by a crucible and stoneware factory, which was then converted into today's Rotenfels country castle. In its immediate vicinity is a rock cellar created in 1753, which was built over in 1804 with a count's pleasure house (its remains are now known as the "Witches' Dance Ground"), when there were still no plans for a castle. And finally, there is the former extensive castle park with various architectural relics, which today is partly continued as a spa park, but partly has become overgrown and converted into forest, as well as agricultural and forestry areas that formerly belonged to Rotenfels. The Great Schanzenberg and the Little Schanzenberg with their respective ramparts from the High Middle Ages are also located within this property, although they have no direct historical connection with the castle (and today, despite their proximity to the castle, they belong administratively to the neighboring municipality of Kuppenheim). The current castle itself was largely built by converting the previous crucible and earthenware factory, to which the majority of its building fabric can be traced back, both in the main building and in the two commercial buildings flanking the castle square (former horse stables and coach houses). It was ultimately only used as a stately castle for just under 100 years, and during this time mostly only occasionally, for example as a summer or hunting residence, and after the discovery of the thermal spring after 1839, for a few decades as a private spa for the count's family with its own bathhouse built for this purpose (no longer exists). Source: https://www.alleburgen.de/bd.php?id=11875

An art academy is located here today

Beautiful property - even when the weather is not so good.

The Old Hohenbaden Castle was the first residence of the powerful Margraves of Baden-Baden. It is one of the three castles on the Black Forest heights around Baden-Baden, with which the margraviate protected itself. The ruins still impress with their enormous size.

Unfortunately, the Yburg is still closed directly at the castle gate

Beautiful castle ruins, well preserved.