Burgstall Hohenstatt

Burgstall Hohenstatt stands on a steep edge above a bend in the Bühler river, 50 metres above Neunbronn mill. The ruins sit 357.9 metres above sea level near Schwäbisch Hall in Baden-Württemberg. It is a small medieval hilltop site with no visible buildings today. The name appears on modern maps but cannot be traced further back than the 13th century. Only a few nobles called Hugo and Conrad von Hohenstatt are recorded between 1245 and 1333.

The origins of the castle remain unclear. Alois Schneider suggests it was built in the 12th or 13th century. A later note claims Duke Ludwig of Bavaria destroyed it in 1461, yet this comes from a much later source and cannot be confirmed. By the early modern period the site was known only as Burgstall, a field name marking where the castle once stood. No written records describe its layout or daily life.

Visitors reach the site along quiet woodland paths above the river valley. The edge offers wide views over the Bühler’s looping course and the surrounding farmland. There are no walls or towers left to climb, just a grassy slope where foundations once lay. The place feels remote, with only the sound of water and wind breaking the silence. A simple stone marks the spot where the castle gate probably stood.