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Located directly in the old town center on a one-way street, but unfortunately closed

Overwhelming view of the castle perched on the rocky plateau

A beautifully decorated castle with an impressive round table.

1000-year-old castle, very beautiful location with a wonderful view of the town and countryside from the park-like garden of the upper castle. Palas with three fully furnished showrooms, vault with objects from the Thirty Years' War, militaria, etc., well house with household goods and tithe barn from 1580/81 with exhibitions on tithes, the more recent (the private owners since 1878) and the older history of the castle (since 2004: "Botho Count Palatine of Carinthia, Count of Pottenstein 1027 - 1104"). In addition, since the commemorative year 2007, the new large panel exhibition "Crown, Bread and Roses. 800 Years of Elisabeth of Thuringia (1207-2007)" has been permanently on display in Elisabeth's protective castle in Franconia. Pottenstein Castle was the only exhibition location for this show (32 panels) in Bavaria. The memorial room in the oldest part of the palace also commemorates the whereabouts of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia in 1228. Owned by the Thuringian family Freiherr von Wintzingerode since 1918, it belonged to the diocese of Bamberg for almost 700 years until 1803. More about the first lord of the castle, the Aribonen Botho, who called himself Count of Pottenstein in 1070 and was a confidant of Emperor Henry IV.

The castle embodies Pottenstein's landmark and is well worth a visit.

A stop in the village is always worthwhile on a hike around Pottenstein.

The highlight of the Streitburg is the well-preserved dungeon. The views of Steitberg are also fantastic, a worthwhile excursion and hiking destination.

The history of Pottenstein can be traced back to the first documented mention in 918. Pottenstein Castle was built around 1060 by Count Boto von Pottenstein (1028–1104; Aribone). In 1323 the place received city rights. The city of Pottenstein was the upper bailiff of the Bamberg monastery. In a town fire in 1736, 60 houses were destroyed and the town church was damaged. Since the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 the place belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in the Kingdom of Bavaria, the municipality was created with the municipal edict of 1818. Source Wikipedia