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Melanie

September 21, 2021

Very nice formations, nicely described

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ampfortas

April 8, 2021

There used to be a castle here.

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Staufer

May 14, 2025

Schwarzenschwall Castle

Schwarzenschwall Castle is a ruined spur castle on a granite rock on the right bank of the Waldnaab valley in the Falkenberg Forest, south of the market town of Falkenberg. Today's castle ruins reveal only two section ditches.

The castle was presumably built by the Lords of Falkenberg during the 13th century; this family was mentioned in 1154 as "Pilegrin de Valkenberch." In 1274, it passed to the Lords of Leuchtenberg through the marriage of Gebhardt VI of Leuchtenberg and a Jutta. The castle is described as a ministerial seat. In 1294, the castle was first recorded under the name Schwarzenschwall; in the same year, it was sold by the Leuchtenberg family to Waldsassen Monastery. After that, the complex changed hands several times, passing into the hands of Marquard von Redwitz. He pawned it to Peter Pfreimder, who sold it back to Waldsassen Monastery in 1401. By 1363, the castle was already a ruin; in 1513, it was mentioned again as Schwarzenschwall Castle; it hasn't been mentioned since the 17th century.

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Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

Schwarzenschwall Castle Ruins

1. Waldnaab Valley Nature Reserve – Waldnaab Valley loop from Neuhaus

2. Kammerwagen – Waldnaab Valley loop from Falkenberg

3. Waldnaab Valley Nature Reserve – Waldnaab Valley loop from Seidlersreuth

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