Burg Liebeneck, Medieval castle ruin in Würm, Germany

Burg Liebeneck stands as a ruin on a mountain ridge above the Würm valley, displaying a 30-meter-high tower with surrounding walls. The layout follows medieval defensive design, with structures adapted to the natural terrain.

The castle was probably built in the 12th century and is first recorded in 1236, when the castle and village of Würm passed from the lords of Weißenstein at Kräheneck to Margrave Rudolf I of Baden. It was meant to guard the rafting toll station on the river. It later became an inherited fief of the lords of Weißenstein and then passed to the lords of Leutrum von Ertingen. In 1692, during the Orleans War, it burned out.

The ruined walls frame views across the Würm valley, marking a place where history meets the local hiking culture. People visiting today experience the same elevation and sightlines that once served the castle's defensive purpose.

The ruin is accessible only by forest paths, including the Ostweg hiking trail, with considerable elevation gain. An information board on-site explains the layout and helps visitors navigate the different sections.

The castle burned out in 1692 during the Orleans War, but the deliberate destruction came later: after the site passed to the state of Baden in 1828, it was systematically demolished so that, as the on-site notice board puts it, "no riff-raff will find shelter there".