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Burgstall Lichtenroth on Engelsfelsen

Burgstall Lichtenroth on Engelsfelsen

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Burgstall Lichtenroth on Engelsfelsen

Name: Burgstall Lichtenroth on Engelsfelsen
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Location: Duggendorf, Landkreis Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Hummel Richard

April 30, 2024

The path up to the Engelsfelsen is steep and slippery, so proceed with caution. Behind it, however, is a wonderful view of the Naab Valley in both directions. This is probably why a tower was built here for observation/control.

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Staufer

May 14, 2025

Lichtenroth Castle on the Engelsfelsen (Angel Rock)

A six-meter-deep and over ten-meter-wide moat draws attention to the Lichtenroth Castle above Oberfreiung, between Pielenhofen and Duggendorf. The steep walls of the Engelfelsen (Angel Rock) secure the approximately 40-meter-long and up to eight-meter-wide area on three sides; from the rocky peak, one enjoys a magnificent view over the Naab Valley.
Where the access path crosses a rampart, there used to be a gate. The highest part of the former castle complex is a narrow ridge above the moat, on which the remains of a residential building can be seen. At approximately 12 to 15 meters, it corresponds to the typical size of a late Romanesque stone house. There are no visible traces of the keep left. It presumably stood near the rocky peak and served as an observation tower. The date of the castle's construction is unknown; it is assumed to have been in the 11th or 12th century. We only learn of their existence after their demise, when Lord Jordan of Murach, a feudal lord of the Bishop of Regensburg and the Lords of Laaber, sold the "Burgstall zu Lichtenrode" to the nuns of Pielenhofen in 1297. The name, also recorded as "Lichtnroth," indicates a clearing area belonging to the Bishopric of Regensburg.

Source: Burgensteige information board

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Location: Duggendorf, Landkreis Regensburg, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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