Thanks to dendrochronological determinations of some timbers, it is certain that the castle was only built in the years 1420/30, during the Hussite era and parallel to the construction of the town wall of Zeiler, by the Bishopric of Bamberg.

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Location: Zeil a. Main, Haßberge, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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