The remains of the castle can be visited
CastleObermarchtal-Mittenhausen
Jörgenberg Castle
Jörgenberg Castle is a ruined hilltop castle on a steep 560 m above sea level high rock above the hamlet of Mittenweiler near the district of Mittenhausen in the municipality of Obermarchtal in the Alb-Donau-Kreis in Baden-Württemberg.
The hilltop castle, built by the Counts of Berg, is mentioned in 1243 and destroyed around 1370. Only minor wall remains and ditch remains of the former castle complex are still visible.
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