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Schönfels Castle

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Location: Lichtentanne, Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

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1. Schönfels Castle – Rußbuttensteig loop from Steinpleis

12.4km

03:17

130m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Rußbuttensteig – Römertal Viaduct loop from Schönfels

12.2km

03:15

130m

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3. Römertal Conservation Area – Schönfels Castle loop from Thanhof

8.87km

02:22

100m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Thomas

March 28, 2018

Discover a pristine medieval fortification and the living conditions of its former inhabitants on a tour of Schönfels Castle!

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March 29, 2023

Schönfels came into being around 1200 in the course of the high level of colonization for the development of new settlement areas under Emperor Friedrich I. The dominion of the same name formed in the border area of what later became the Pleissenland and Vogtland territories directly under the Empire.

The castle served as the administrative center of the Rode Lordship. Presumably originally created in connection with the Pleissenland, Schönfels came under Vögtische rule in the 13th century.

The pressure from stronger neighbors, the influence of the emperor and multiple divisions increasingly weakened the bailiffs. Parts of their possessions came under Wettin and Bohemian feudal dependency. In 1349, for example, "Schonenfels castrum" appears in the feudal book of Frederick the Strict, Margrave of Meissen, entrusted to Heinrich II Reuss von Plauen.

Although the bailiffs of Plauen secured the lordship of Schönfels after the Ronneburg line had died out in 1368 with a deed from the emperor, the castle and lordship finally became part of the Wettin dominions in 1398. As a result, the House of Wettin appointed a “calculating bailiff” and integrated Schönfels into what later became the Zwickau office.

Subsequently, the noble families used as landlords in the Schönfels lordship changed several times. The von Weißenbach family, who lived at the castle from 1459 to 1586, largely shaped the current appearance of Schönfels Castle with their renovations around 1500.
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Jörg

April 15, 2022

Schönfels Castle is a typical hilltop castle and was built on a diabase rock spur in the 12th century and was later redesigned.

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Schönfels Castle

1. Schönfels Castle – Rußbuttensteig loop from Steinpleis

2. Rußbuttensteig – Römertal Viaduct loop from Schönfels

3. Römertal Conservation Area – Schönfels Castle loop from Thanhof

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