Burg Limburg

The site occupies the summit of the Limburg, a cone-shaped volcanic hill rising to 598 metres that stands above Weilheim an der Teck. The former medieval stronghold lay on the flattened top of this hill and followed an oval plan; its interior was divided by a transverse defensive ditch into a northern and a southern ward. Surviving ground traces indicate stone foundations and earthworks that defined the castle’s layout, reflecting construction and modification during the 11th and 12th centuries.

A substantial tower stood in the southern compartment; its footprint shows an almost square plan measuring roughly eight by eight metres, recorded as part of the medieval complex. The lines of other foundation walls can be read as slight mounds and changes in the ground level, pointing to stone-built structures that once framed the inner enclosures. These foundation courses and the defensive trench demonstrate phases of rebuilding after documented episodes of damage in the late 11th and early 12th centuries.

The later St. Michael’s chapel occupies the northern portion of the former inner ward and dates to the 15th century, built after the castle had been abandoned and fallen into decay. Its construction repurposed the summit area of the medieval castle, and today the chapel survives only as buried wall remains preserved in the ground. The overall condition of the site is that of an abandoned hilltop castle where the plan and some foundation work remain visible in the terrain rather than standing masonry.