Burg Chameregg, Medieval castle ruin in Cham, Germany

Burg Chameregg is a castle ruin near Cham in Bavaria, with a tower about 22 meters high still standing today. The three meter thick walls display the solid construction of medieval building techniques clearly.

Chameregg is a Romanesque residential tower built as part of the outer ring of fortifications around Cham, probably in the time of the Diepoldinger. The Chamerauer are recorded as owners in 1352 and held it into the 15th century, followed by the Pollinger, the Uttinger (entered in the land register in 1488, documented until 1558), the Pelkofer, the Kellner and from 1590 the Kagerer. A fire destroyed the castle at an unknown date; its ruin has belonged to the Bayerischer Wald-Verein since 1900.

The name Chameregg comes from its position on a ridge, reflecting the builders' choice of this strategic spot. The remaining structure shows how occupants used multiple levels to combine protection with living space.

The ruin lies in the Chameregg district of Cham, and the stump of the keep, the Ödenturm, still rises 22 metres. Excavations and consolidation work took place in 1965/66 and again between 1987 and 1989. Parts of the ring wall and the castle ditch can still be made out on the ground.

The keep stump, called Ödenturm, still rises 22 metres, and at least four storeys can be made out in its walls. Blocks from the castle are said to have been reused in private houses in neighbouring Chammünster. The ruin has belonged to the Bavarian Forest Association since 1900.