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Ruins of Scharfenstein Castle

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Ruins of Scharfenstein Castle

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    Location: Münstertal, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    July 7, 2018

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    Built about 1240 to 1250.
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    September 8, 2022

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    The Scharfenstein Castle is the ruin of a hilltop castle on an imposing group of rocks in the upper Münstertal near Obermünstertal in the municipality of Münstertal in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. Main rock with small remains of the core castle.
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    Imposing rock with history
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    Elevation 960 m

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