Roggenbach Castle was built around 1200 by Nellenburg counts. Today the remains of castle and two towers exists. It was destroyed during 1525 Peasants' War.

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Founded: c. 1200
Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

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Wilfried Briemle (12 months ago)
From the Roggenbach parking lot, walk about 800 meters along the edge of the forest to the first castle ruins. The path up is very narrow and overgrown. Nevertheless, this castle ruin is worth seeing, the second ruin only has a tower, not accessible and hard to get through because everything is overgrown...., about 1.3 km from ruin one.
Volker Schmid (15 months ago)
Beautiful castle ruins near Bonndorf. Perfect for a hike from Wittlekofen down into the valley. On nice days, however, the motorbikes are incredibly loud. Recovery is therefore only possible to a limited extent.
Thomas (2 years ago)
Beautiful castle ruins from the 12th century easy to reach on foot
Kerstin Heinisch (2 years ago)
Was a little disappointed. The path was very difficult, uneven and overgrown. Was a challenge.
Martina Brocker-Rick (2 years ago)
Unfortunately, we were only able to visit one of the ruins of the Roggenbach Castles (Roggenbach Castle) because the paths to the other were closed. The access road was extremely overgrown when we visited and in some places the path had slipped a bit. We had actually expected a somewhat larger ruin. It wasn't a comfortable place to rest either.
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