Hopfach castle ruins

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Hopfach castle ruins
Creation time : before 1286
Castle type : Höhenburg, spur location
Conservation status: Burgstall, remains of the wall
Place: Wolpertshausen- Hopfach- "Eichelberg"
Geographical location 49 ° 9 '17 "  N , 9 ° 49' 41.2"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 9 '17 "  N , 9 ° 49' 41.2"  E
Height: 412  m above sea level NN

The Hopfach castle ruin is an abandoned hilltop castle at 412  m above sea level. NN high Eichelberg above the Bühlertal near the Hopfach district of the municipality of Wolpertshausen in the Schwäbisch Hall district in Baden-Württemberg .

The castle was probably built before 1286 and was the seat of the Bruenn von Hopfach, named from 1286 to 1313. The castle stable still shows clear remains of the wall.

  • Hopfach Castle, view into the moat

  • Hopfach Castle, rock slope on the castle area

  • Hopfach Castle, view down the slope, remains of stone clearly visible

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