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From the Weberhansfelsen you have a beautiful view of Scharfenstein Castle

From here you have a beautiful view of the castle.

From here you have a very nice view of Scharfenstein Castle

Beautifully laid out hiking trail around Scharfenstein Castle offers many opportunities to take a break and enjoy views of the Zschopautal, some information boards point out certain special features of the region (e.g. Karl Stülpner's birthplace, Zschopau loop)

The Lauterstein, like the other castles in the area, the Neidberg, the Liebenstein and the nameless complex at Nonnenfelsen, were local bases for the expansion of the country in the 12th and 13th centuries. Century, which was carried here by the Reich Ministerials of the Pleißenland. The colonizers of the area around Zöblitz/Niederlauterstein were the Lords of Erdmannsdorf, whose relative Werner built Neidberg Castle on the Pockau (on the Lion's Head Rock) in the 12th century. In the 13th century, probably before the middle of the century, the area was included in the imperial rule of Schellenberg. Source: display board

The stone castle complex was the center of power and served to protect the medieval trade and pass road from Leipzig over the Ore Mountains to Prague. Archaeological investigations in the 1970s proved that it was created in the second half of the 12th century. It was first mentioned in a document in 1304. After the Schellenberg feud and the loss of power by the lords of Schellenberg (today Augustusburg), Margrave Frederick the Freed of Meissen enfeoffed the Burgrave Albrecht von Altenburg and Otto von Leisnig with Lauterstein Castle and the town of Zcobelin (Zöblitz). At that time the lords of Schellenberg were in charge of the castle.

Always worth a trip. Worth seeing are the funicular, the old town and Augustusburg Castle with its museums. In my opinion, the motorcycle museum is particularly worth seeing because it focuses on the motorcycle industry in Saxony.

If you are looking for a place where you can literally touch history and where everything revolves around the family, Scharfenstein Castle is perfect for you: it is a picture-book castle! There are only a few places where the myth and magic of the Ore Mountains come together as much as in this medieval castle, which was built around 1250 during the settlement of the Ore Mountains. Who hasn't heard of the Robin Hood of the Ore Mountains? The castle museum takes you into the legendary world of Karl Stülpner, the Ore Mountains folk hero who, as a poacher and smuggler, bon vivant and survivor, was always one step ahead of the authorities. With a craft workshop, fairy tale days, ghost meetings and treasure hunts and much more, families in particular feel at home here. https://www.stadt-ehrenfriedersdorf.de/freizeit-tourismus/freizeitangebote.html