Drackenstein, Medieval castle ruins in Laimnau, Germany.

Drackenstein is the ruin of a spur castle on the 520-metre Drackenstein hill 500 metres north of Laimnau church, in Tettnang, Baden-Württemberg. Wall and ditch remains survive along a total length of about 130 metres. The enclosed interior forms a roughly square plan with strongly rounded corners, up to 18 metres wide and 53 metres long, and holds a conspicuous gneiss erratic known regionally as the Drackenstein.

The castle was first recorded in 1480 as Trackenstein das Burgstall and served as a defensive stronghold in the region. It was part of the medieval defense network and eventually abandoned, leaving behind the ruins we see today.

This hilltop location played a key defensive role in medieval Baden-Württemberg and shaped how people controlled the surrounding valleys. The elevated position allowed residents to watch over trade routes and the lands below.

The castle site sits about 500 meters north of Laimnau church and is freely accessible year-round. The area is relatively easy to reach on foot and offers good views out over the surrounding valley.

Inside the ramparts lies a conspicuous erratic block of gneiss, known in the region as the Drackenstein, which gave the site its name. The 1480 charter calls the earthwork "Trackenstein das Burgstall", linking the stone and the abandoned castle in one name.