The castle was probably built by the Weissenburg monastery (St. Peter and Paul) to protect the Rhine crossing. The warlike Allemanni came up the river, and from the south-east came the horsemen from Hungary.
After the castle was abandoned, it was thoroughly demolished and the material used for other buildings. Only the mound and the ditch-like indentation can be seen today.
An explanation board is available.

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April 3, 2026

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Today, not much is known about the building named „Affelderle“ – derived from the Middle High German word „Affalter“ for apple tree. It is a „lost castle“, a „Lost Place“, where there is not much left to see, and about which not much can be said with certainty anymore. It is said that the castle was once also called „Streitstein“ or „Schloss Streithberg“ (mentioned in 1574), it was probably built as early as the 10th century by the Weißenburg Abbey to defend the Rhine crossing Pfortz (Maximiliansau) – Knielingen and to protect against raids by Normans and Hungarians.

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