Neuhaus an der Pegnitz Historic Town Center

The Neuhaus an der Pegnitz market not only offers Veldenstein Castle and places to stop for refreshments such as the communal breweries, but is also located in a charming landscape in the Nuremberg region, which invites you to be active with many marked hiking trails.

You can go on shoemaking rappen through the nature park Veldensteiner forest in every season. Marked hiking trails directly from the station offer opportunities from short hikes to large day trips with many refreshments.

The silhouette of the market town is determined by the towering castle complex with its distinctive keep. The year in which Veldenstein Castle was built and the name of the builder have not been confirmed. However, many things point to the Bishop of Eichstätt, who had border fortifications built on the northern border of his diocese in 1008 on behalf of Conrad II.

The castle was first mentioned in a document in 1269 as "novum castrum" (new castle). At that time, the castle belonged to the Bamberg Bishopric and was the official castle, i.e. the administrative seat, of the Bamberg bishops for the surrounding lands. In 1323 the castle was first called Veldenstein.
Veldenstein Castle was donated to the diocese of Bamberg, which was founded in 1008, and remained in its possession until secularization in 1802. The castle was the official castle and residence of the Bamberg prince bishops and was first mentioned in 1269 as a novum castrum (= new house). The place that developed below the castle received market rights under Bishop Weigand von Redwitz (1522 to 1556).