Wasserburg Eschelbronn

Wasserburg Eschelbronn is a fortified residence with a moat system and multiple floors near the Schwarzbach River in Baden-Württemberg. Its stone walls and defensive structures once used the water to protect those inside.

The castle began as a wooden structure in 1220 and gradually transformed into a stone fortress by 1375. Archaeological digs from 1971 to 1975 uncovered this building process.

Nobles lived here as a residence, with tiled stoves and glass windows from the 1300s showing how the people who stayed here lived. The quality of these items tells us this was a comfortable and wealthy home.

The remains are now surrounded by a lake that formed after the archaeological work in the 1970s. Visitors will find mainly foundation walls and water marking the location today.

The archaeological findings here became the model for an exact copy of another castle built in 2000. That replica castle now shows what the original might have looked like.

Location: Eschelbronn

GPS coordinates: 49.31870,8.86981

Latest update: December 9, 2025 12:23