Waldershof Castle

Waldershof Castle is privately owned. It can only be viewed from the outside. Probably built around 1100 as a moated castle (the builder is unknown), the castle stands on a basalt chimney on the outskirts of Waldershof, right next to the town hall. The current appearance only gives an incomplete impression of its original size and appearance. The mighty round building was a moated castle, which was surrounded to the south and west by the castle pond, which is now almost dry, and by the Kösseinebach. To the north, it was probably protected from attacks by ramparts. The mighty tower on the northeast corner, which was demolished in 1823, offered a wide view of the Waldershof valley. After secularization, the castle was declared state property on December 29, 1802 by Elector Max Josef of Bavaria, along with the Waldsassen monastery, which owned it for centuries, and used as the judge's residence. The state sold the castle on September 16, 1805.

A former moated castle from around 1100 is unfortunately closed at the moment.

In 1263, the Landgraves of Leuchtenberg donated the original castle to the Waldsassen monastery. The complex has been described several times as a joint heir's castle. The abbots of Waldsassen accepted claims from Friedrich von Waldershof in 1280 and from Friedrich Freiterspeck von Bibra in 1335. In the following period, the castle was pledged to the Hirschberg family, among others. In 1471, it was expanded into a palace. Until secularization in 1803, the palace was a judge's residence.
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