The castle on the old road to Villingen

Burg Rotenstein sits on the Eschachübergang, a stretch of land that still carries the ghost of the old path from Rottweil to Villingen. It is a lowland castle, a defensive structure located near the Hausen district of the town of Rottweil.

Records first caught the name in 1308, likely while the Counts Rudolf and Albrecht von Hohenberg held the keys. For a long stretch of time, the family Bletz von Rotenstein kept it in their name. By the 18th century, the ownership shifted again, passing into the hands of the Imperial Abbey of Rottenmünster.

Starting in 1919, the castle was dismantled. Today, wall remains are still preserved from the former castle complex. These remains stand along the Eschachübergang towards Burg Wildenstein.

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