Burg Steyerberg

Burg Steyerberg consists of medieval fortress ruins positioned on the southern slope of Knappsberg hill, sited roughly 1 kilometer southwest of Deblinghausen with the Große Aue river below. The remaining foundations display traces of regional medieval construction methods.

The fortress was built in the middle of the 13th century by the Counts of Oldenburg-Bruchhausen and was destroyed as early as 1285. Further damage occurred during the Thirty Years' War from military devastation.

The site is known locally for the Hexentreppe, a stone staircase ascending the slope, which features in regional stories about nocturnal gatherings on Walpurgis Night. These narratives still shape how people think of this place today.

The site is freely accessible to visitors with no entrance fee and can be explored at your own pace. This open access allows you to spend as much time as you like examining the ruins.

Stone from the original fortress was repurposed in 1550 to build the Amtshof administrative building in Steyerberg. This shows how materials from the destroyed castle were recycled into later local structures.