The Top 20 Castles in the Haßberge
A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 20 beautiful castles to choose from in the Haßberge. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!
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1Schmachtenberg Castle Ruins
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Beautiful vantage point on the old stone wall of the castle ruins, with a view of the Main valley and the Steigerwald.
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Rotenhan Castle Ruins
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The ruin Rotenhan is a real rarity. It is one of the 100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria. Once the castle dominated the important road between Bamberg and Fulda. The …
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Lichtenstein Castle Ruins
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These are two castles. The north castle can be visited. The south castle is inhabited and is privately owned. Around the Nordburg leads a legendary path.
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Königsberg Castle in Bavaria
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The Stauferburg from the 12th century, which has been restored today, consists of a lookout tower, imposing curtain walls, a castle well that is more than 60 meters deep and …
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Eselssteig Trail to Schmachtenburg Castle Ruins
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The Eselssteig between Zeil am Main and Ziegelanger mostly leads through and along vineyards and offers hikers a magnificent view of the Main valley over a length of around 5 km.
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Altenstein Castle Ruins
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The castle ruins are located on a 452 meter high hill. From here you have a great view of the Haßberge and in good weather the view even extends as far as Bamberg.
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Bramberg Castle Ruins
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Probably the castle was built in the 11th century to protect the over the Haßberg comb running high road, the Rennweg, to protect the trade route between Bamberg and Fulda. …
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Burg Raueneck Ruins
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The castle Raueneck should have been built around the year 1180. The name does not refer to a rough, but a wooded corner, which denotes the location in the forest. …
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Eyrichshof Castle
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The moated castle has a very special flair, the area on the water side is now surrounded by a poplar forest - which is not accessible - and therefore very …
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Explore Haßberge’s best castles region by region:
- Stettfeld
- Theres
- Wonfurt
- Riedbach
- Bundorf
- Hofheim in Unterfranken
- Ebern
- Haßfurt
- Königsberg in Bayern
- Pfarrweisach
- Aidhausen
- Burgpreppach
- Ebelsbach
- Untermerzbach
- Rentweinsdorf
- Zeil a. Main
- Maroldsweisach
- Breitbrunn
- Ermershausen
- Eltmann
- Kirchlauter
- Naturpark Haßberge
- Oberaurach
- Knetzgau
- Rauhenebrach
- Sand am Main
- Lsg Innerhalb Des Naturparks Hassberge (Ehemals Schutzzone)
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