Ruined medieval castle near the Temnitz river in Brandenburg, Germany.
Burg Wildberg is a former lowland castle located by the Temnitz river in the Wildberg district of Temnitztal, Brandenburg, Germany. Originally built during the high medieval period, it served the Counts of Arnstein. Today, only remnants of the ramparts and a dry moat remain visible.
Burg Wildberg is a former lowland castle located on the banks of the Temnitz River in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany. Situated in the village of Wildberg within the municipality of Temnitztal, the castle is now a ruin, with only remnants of its ramparts and a dry moat remaining. The castle is believed to have been built during the high medieval period, possibly replacing an earlier Slavic structure. Around 1214, it served as a base for the Counts of Arnstein in establishing the Ruppin lordship. By 1319, the castle lost its military significance when the Counts of Lindow-Ruppin took over the Wusterhausen lordship, and it was subsequently used as a pawn or fief for noble followers. The Herren von Wildberg are documented from 1315. Although it is often claimed that Elector Friedrich I destroyed the castle, this remains unproven. By 1491, the Zieten family had acquired Wildberg, with Hans von Zieten serving as an advisor to the last Count of Lindow-Ruppin. The castle was described as desolate by 1525 and suffered further destruction during the Thirty Years' War in 1638. Despite this, some fieldstone walls reportedly remained visible until 1713.
