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Hohenfels Castle Ruins The Knights of Hohenfels are a branch of the Raitenbuch family. They had their ancestral castle in the hamlet of Hausraitenbuch and were ministerials of the Bishop of Regensburg. At the end of the 12th century, the Raitenbuch family moved their headquarters to nearby Hohenfels and called themselves "von Hohenfels" ever since. They owned their castle in Hohenfels as independent property, and later they were also found in Falkenstein and Helfenberg. One Hohenfelser even achieved international fame: On December 28, 1250, Konrad von Hohenfels attempted to murder King Konrad IV on behalf of the Bishop of Regensburg, but had to flee after the failed assassination attempt. King Konrad IV had the castle destroyed, but the attack initially did little harm to the Hohenfelsers: another Konrad even became mayor of the imperial city of Regensburg in 1258. They owe their downfall to another, less spectacular development: the impoverishment of the knights at the end of the 14th century. During this time they repeatedly tried to improve their finances with feuds and raids. In 1366 they placed their rule under the Bohemian king as a fief. The corresponding document speaks of the castle and town of Hohenfels, so the place at the foot of the castle had developed well. Nevertheless, money was still lacking. In 1375 the Hohenfelsers mortgaged their castle to the Palatinate. In 1383 they had to sell it for good: Count Palatine Ruprecht paid them 17,700 guilders. In 1393 the last Hohenfelser Hilpolt died. The castle was occupied by the Palatinate Wittelsbachs with guardians. In 1427 it was destroyed by the Hussites. It was rebuilt, but subsequently lost all practical significance. In 1804 the Hohenfels guardianship was dissolved, the intact castle was sold for demolition and used as a quarry. The 100-meter-long Romanesque castle complex had two keeps. The round keep, built on a rocky peak on the east side to protect the castle entrance, with a high entrance made of quarry stone at a height of over 10 meters, is the only castle building that has survived. Several square castle buildings from the period between 1250 and 1427 were grouped around the square keep, which protected the entrance to the main castle. A Gothic vault that was found in the rubble probably comes from the castle chapel. Source: Excerpts from www.burgenseite.de / www.wikipedia.de

The municipality has a number of highlights to offer. Within walking distance, you can admire the juniper heaths and dry grassland slopes, karst rocks give the valley a rough feel and the hospitable town centre invites you to feast.

Beautiful round, would love to come again. Wonderful places

There are really nice trails around the castle ruins 😁👍

Multiple highlight: https://www.komoot.de/highlight/263136 https://www.komoot.de/highlight/224111 You can find the right trail here: komoot.de/highlight/791404

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgruine_Velburg

Something is currently being rebuilt by the Lindner renovation company.

The ruins of the summit castle are located in the western part of the Upper Palatinate on the mountain cone of 554.8 m above sea level. NN high Schlossberg, which rises about 150 meters above the valley of the Black Laaber. It is about 1.6 kilometers west-northwest of the parish church of Saints Peter and Paul in Beratzhausen, or about 25 kilometers northwest of Regensburg. Only the rampart and moat, the remains of the irregularly polygonal mountain ring and the gate, the ruins of two round towers and a semi-round tower as well as the remains of the walls and foundations of the residential wing of the former castle can still be seen on the castle hill. Beautiful trails, the driveway is strenuous but definitely worth the effort.