Burgruine Weisswasserstelz

The castle ruins of Weisswasserstelz, also Hohen- or Neuwasserstelz is the ruin of a high-altitude castle on a 340 m above sea level, on the northern bank of the Rhine near Hohentengen in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg. Between Hohentengen (where we shopped in Germany) and Lienheim lies the ruins of the castle Weißwasserstelz hidden on the Guggenmühle. Meanwhile, it is covered with forest.
A small footpath leads to the walls. The castle Weißwasserstelz was built around the 11th century. century and originally belonged to the Reichenau monastery. It is one of the three castles that used to be placed in strategically clever places: Schloss Weißwasserstelz, opposite on an island on the left bank of the Rhine Schwarzwasserstelz and at the bridge crossing the Schloss Rötteln/Rotwasserstelz.
Tip: Near the ruin of Weißwasserstelz there is a beautiful swimming lawn on the Rhine, a small waterfall and the Gaststube Wasserstelz in the old Zehnschune.Read more