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Wildenfels Castle Ruins

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Wildenfels Castle Ruins

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Location: Simmelsdorf, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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2. Wildenfels Castle Ruins – Strahlenfels Castle Ruins loop from Wildenfels

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3. Wildenfels Castle Ruins – Juraelefant Rock Formation loop from Betzenstein

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Hermine

February 13, 2022

Great castle ruins with sunny snack tables to take a break. Below the castle ruins there is another small cave.

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Timber

August 22, 2019

Located around 2 km north of Großengsee, the Wildenfels castle ruins rise on a wooded height.

At the end of the 13th century, Dietrich von Wildenstein had Wildenfels Castle built. He comes from the important Wildensteiner family, who went down in history as loyalists and advisers to Emperor Ludwig of Bavaria.

Nevertheless, Wildenfels was a notorious predatory nest in the 14th century. Hans von Wildenstein, who was in the service of the Duke of Bavaria, got bogged down in several feuds.

In 1356, an overwhelming debt burden triggered a fiefdom contract for the castle from Emperor Charles IV. Wildenfels remained in the hands of the Wildenstein family for several generations.

In 1509 they sold the entire property to Konrad and Friedrich Pelck. Neither showed any great interest and sold the castle to the imperial city of Nuremberg after only two years. A land maintenance office was set up on the fortification. In 1553 Wildenfels fell victim to the flames when Margrave Alcibiades of Brandenburg was at war with Nuremberg.

The castle was not rebuilt and fell into disrepair.

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Roland H.

December 30, 2022

It is a pleasure to make a detour to the Wildenfels ruins, the entire complex is worth seeing and well-kept.

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Elevation 580 m

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Location: Simmelsdorf, Nürnberger Land, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Wildenfels Castle Ruins

1. Wildenfels Castle ruins

2. Wildenfels Castle Ruins – Strahlenfels Castle Ruins loop from Wildenfels

3. Wildenfels Castle Ruins – Juraelefant Rock Formation loop from Betzenstein

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