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Schönberg Castle

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Location: Wenzenbach, Landkreis Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Schönberg Castle – Pond at Wenzenbach loop from Wenzenbach

8.54km

02:24

170m

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2. Schönberg Castle – Forest Path Near Milestone 76 loop from Bernhardswald

9.87km

02:43

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3. Forest Path Near Milestone 76 – Schönberg Castle loop from Wenzenbach

9.24km

02:34

170m

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Staufer

August 7, 2025

Schönberg Castle

The castle was built in the 13th century. In 1269, it was mentioned as the property of the Lords of Hohenfels. Later owners were the Bishops of Regensburg and the Dukes of Bavaria. In the following centuries, there was a constant change of ownership, including the Satelbog family, the Hauzendorf family, the Auer family, the Hof family, the Murach family, and the Zenger family.
On September 12, 1504, the castle was conquered by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. After the Battle of Wenzenbach, Duke Albrecht moved into Schönberg and granted it in 1508 to Bernhardin von Stauff, Baron of Ehrenfels.
Schönberg passed as a dowry to the Lerchenfelder family, who resided here until 1753, when it was sold to the Breslau canon Georg Karl Joseph von Stingelheim. The Stingelheim family remained in possession of Schönberg until 1817, when Karl Alexander von Thurn und Taxis purchased the estate.
In 1927, the castle passed to the Vilsmeier family, who established an inn in the outbuildings a year later. In 1957, the property came into the possession of the Fichtl family. The current owner is the physician Hans-Hermann Klünemann, who, with the assistance of the German Foundation for Monument Protection, initiated the renovation of the complex. The renovation of the castle was largely completed in 2010.
The castle is a three-story, hipped-roof building with a bay window and an irregularly oriented south-facing floor plan. The core building dates from 1253/54 with a medieval extension. Alterations took place from the late 17th to the early 18th century and around 1770/71. The roof structure dates from 1820/23. There is a Baroque castle chapel of St. Joseph. Also preserved are parts of the circular wall with shell towers, as well as the presumably late medieval moat wall with its ditch and outer wall made of granite rubble.

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September 20, 2023

beautifully located with renovated and newly landscaped outdoor areas

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Elevation 420 m

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Location: Wenzenbach, Landkreis Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Schönberg Castle

1. Schönberg Castle – Pond at Wenzenbach loop from Wenzenbach

2. Schönberg Castle – Forest Path Near Milestone 76 loop from Bernhardswald

3. Forest Path Near Milestone 76 – Schönberg Castle loop from Wenzenbach

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