Inzlingen

Moated Castle and Local History

Inzlingen Moated Castle acquired its Baroque appearance between 1674 and 1745. The municipality of Inzlingen later acquired the building in 1969 and had it converted and renovated by 1977. These dates refer to different chapters in its history: its Baroque design and its later conversion by the municipality. If you are interested in historic buildings, this gives you a specific starting point for discovering Inzlingen’s cultural history.

Today, the moated castle is supported as a cultural meeting place for the Regio, hosting concerts, lectures and exhibitions. When planning your trip, you can therefore consider the castle a cultural focal point of the town and check the specific dates separately for events.

A second historic building is the Reichenstein Meierhaus. Built in 1580, it is the oldest building in Inzlingen. Its construction date is well before the period when the moated castle acquired its Baroque appearance. If you are exploring the town’s history, you can thus take in two buildings with different historical dates without treating them as part of a single building period.

Hiking and Getting Your Bearings

There is a specific place to start if you want to find your way around on foot: a hiking information board stands at the Inzlinger Kreuz forest car park, at the turn-off from the B 316 towards Inzlingen/Grenzach-Wyhlen from the direction of Lörrach or Rheinfelden. It provides information about various circular routes. If you would like to go hiking during your stay, you can use the board to get an overview of these routes and plan your outing accordingly.

One hiking route heads towards Bergkopf to Inzlingen Moated Castle and continues through Inzlingen into the Ersteltal valley. This route therefore includes both the castle and the continuation through the town and into the valley. It offers a different focus from a stay centred on architectural history: here, you can also see Inzlingen as part of a hiking route.

Cycling

There are no dedicated cycle paths in Inzlingen. Well-maintained routes that run largely away from the roads lead, among other places, to the large district town of Lörrach and the neighbouring Swiss municipality of Riehen. This distinction is important when choosing the focus of your holiday: cycling here means following routes to these two destinations, not using designated cycle paths within Inzlingen. You can decide whether to spend your time mainly exploring local history and culture or also travelling along routes in the surrounding area.

Planning Your Stay

The options described give you different starting points when looking for a holiday apartment in Inzlingen.

For more ideas for places in this selection, you can also consider Wieden, Schallbach, Kandern, Fröhnd, Häg-Ehrsberg, Maulburg, Hausen Im Wiesental and Schopfheim.

For the wider travel overview: Lörrach.