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Wenceslas Castle (Lauf Castle)

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Location: Lauf an der Pegnitz, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Wöhrder See – Zapfweiher Lakeside Trail loop from Nürnberg-Dürrenhof

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2. Wöhrder Lake – View over the Pegnitz Valley loop from Fürth (Bayern) Hauptbahnhof

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3. Happurg Lower Reservoir – Happurg Quarry Lake loop from Lauf (rechts Pegnitz)

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November 12, 2022

The Wenzel Castle (also: Burg Lauf or Laufer Kaiserburg) is a former imperial residence on an island in the Pegnitz in the Franconian town of Lauf an der Pegnitz in the district of Nürnberger Land

In the 12th and 13th centuries, Lauf was an imperial estate of the Staufers and was held by the Laufer imperial ministerial. The castle came to the Wittelsbach family before 1275 before it was destroyed in 1301.

In 1353 the later Emperor Charles IV (who was baptized after the Bohemian national saint Wenzel) acquired the Upper Palatinate and areas on the Pegnitz and thus also Lauf. The emperor combined the extensive areas on the Pegnitz into New Bohemia (countries of the Bohemian Crown).

From 1356 onwards, the emperor had a new building built on the site of the destroyed previous castle, which represented a last overnight stay on "New Bohemian" soil before moving into the imperial city of Nuremberg.[1] The coat of arms hall in the east wing, which was built around 1360 and probably served as the emperor's bedchamber, is particularly impressive. The Hall of Coats of Arms is decorated with 112 carved and colored coats of arms of the Czech noble families, as well as two keystones of the ribbed vault.

In 1373 the castle, which had not yet been completed, came back to the Wittelsbach family.

In 1504 the castle came to the Nuremberg family, who carried out alterations in 1525-1527, 1579, 1649, 1679 and 1736. In the 17th century, the gate tower at the main entrance to the castle was decorated with the Czech coat of arms and a statue of St. Wenceslas

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Thomas

July 27, 2020

The Laufer Kaiserburg, also called Wenceslas Castle, is always worth a look!

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Andreas Wendtland

September 17, 2023

Looks very impressive from the outside. I wasn't there yet.

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Location: Lauf an der Pegnitz, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Wenceslas Castle (Lauf Castle)

1. Wöhrder See – Zapfweiher Lakeside Trail loop from Nürnberg-Dürrenhof

2. Wöhrder Lake – View over the Pegnitz Valley loop from Fürth (Bayern) Hauptbahnhof

3. Happurg Lower Reservoir – Happurg Quarry Lake loop from Lauf (rechts Pegnitz)

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