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Burgstall Schwarzenfels

Burgstall Schwarzenfels

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Burgstall Schwarzenfels

Name: Burgstall Schwarzenfels
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Location: Sinzing, Landkreis Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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September 12, 2024

Burgstall Schwarzenfels

In the first half of the 13th century, the Wittelsbachs founded a number of towns and castles around the powerful and wealthy Regensburg. As part of his territorial policy against the city of Regensburg, Duke Otto II began building a castle on the "Svvartzenvels" opposite Matting on the Danube between 1240 and 1245.
After a complaint from the Prüfening monastery, which had properties in this area, Otto II stopped the construction of the almost completed castle, which can be dated back five years. The monks' complaint was based on the justified fear of raids by the anti-church duke against monastery properties such as Bruckdorf and Matting.
The impressive castle complex stood for almost 200 years before it was demolished in 1500. Uneven ground and mortar remains still bear witness to the former buildings today.
The castle area is around 80 meters long and up to 39 meters wide. The inner castle stood on the raised plateau, which was up to 24 metres wide.
A low area cuts into the south and the steep slopes towards the Danube offered protection. The hinterland is cut off by a deep moat. Above this, a rampart shows the course of the wall, which ends in a high tower mound on the east side. A circular depression remains from a tower at the western end. From here, another outer rampart leads to the southern tip of the rocky spur.

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