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Haimburg Castle Ruins

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Haimburg Castle Ruins

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Location: Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. View of Neumarkt – View of Sindlbach loop from Sindlbach

9.14km

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2. Haimburg Castle Ruins – Pilgrim on the Way of St. James Statue loop from Gnadenberg

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3. View of the Valley – View of Neumarkt loop from Unterwall

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Staufer

December 21, 2024

Haimburg Castle Ruins

The castle was first mentioned in a document by Emperor Henry III. It was built by the Lords of Haimburg, and after their extinction in 1262 it passed to the Lords of Stein, whose branch also called itself von Haimburg from then on. The last sole owner was Henry II of Haimburg (1333–1362). After his death, the property was divided; one half went to his nephew Henry III of Stein (1362–1361), the other half to his brother, the Regensburg Bishop Konrad VI of Haimberg. In 1388, the castle came into the possession of Elector Rupert I.

From 1410, Count Palatine Johann of Neumarkt owned the complex and in 1434 he expanded it into a magnificent hunting lodge.

The castle suffered considerable damage in the Landshut War of Succession. On July 8, 1504, it was captured and burned down by troops from the Imperial City of Nuremberg. Count Palatine Frederick II was able to regain control of both properties through a contract with the Nuremberg Council in 1521 and had Haimburg restored.

During the Thirty Years' War, Haimburg was conquered by imperial troops on October 3, 1634. After being plundered several times, it was burned down by the Swedes in 1648 because the imperial city of Nuremberg had refused to pay them 600 guilders.

The once extensive complex with three towers is now largely destroyed and overgrown by beech forest. However, the enormous moat system is still very impressive: a double, right-angled neck moat separates the complex from the mountain plateau in the east and south. The second moat is still so deep and steep that it is difficult to cross on foot. The path to the castle leads past the west side of the rampart and is so well covered. You can still see the remains of two gate buildings.

Directly behind the entrance is the corner of the large palace building with an open cellar vault in the ground. In the northeast corner are the foundations of the round keep or rather wall tower and parts of a moat wall. Of the second residential building in the south, the southeast corner, two cellar vaults and a high wall remnant in the south have been preserved. The castle was surrounded by a moat, which ended in a round wall tower at the rear corner, probably open to the inside.

Extracts from wikipedia.de / burgenseite.de

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Rombea

March 26, 2021

The Haimburg castle ruins are located on a beech-covered hill and can be reached by mountain bike via a driveway from the west. You can see an impressive system of moats, but only a few remains of the castle have survived. The trench is so deep and sloping that it is difficult to negotiate on foot. From the formerly important castle, parts of two gateways, the foundation walls of the round keep and parts of a moat lining can still be seen, as well as a corner, two cellar vaults and a high wall remnant from a formerly large building. The ruin is freely accessible, unfortunately it is forbidden to enter.

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Stoapfalzb(h)iker

May 24, 2022

This used to be a powerful castle with very good surveillance of the Schwarzachtal

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Location: Berg bei Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Haimburg Castle Ruins

1. View of Neumarkt – View of Sindlbach loop from Sindlbach

2. Haimburg Castle Ruins – Pilgrim on the Way of St. James Statue loop from Gnadenberg

3. View of the Valley – View of Neumarkt loop from Unterwall

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