フランケンシュタインの洞窟・トップ20

Small castle ruins tower above Neidenfels, with a view of Neidenfels

Castle on a spur, triangular floor plan, two mighty wings on the north and south sides, connected by a narrow building on the east side, oldest parts in the SW area of the main castle, remains of a polygonal keep, Hohenstaufen humped ashlar wall in the SW Originally a structure with four towers, once 365 windows, of which 150 are still preserved. At the end of the 13th century the castle was Ganerbenburg. Source and further information: https://www.alleburgen.de/bd.php?id=24848

Alt-Erfenstein was abandoned in 1380 and was then uninhabited. Today there are only a few remains of the wall and the associated boulders, which are slightly above the (successor) Erfenstein Castle; in front of it is a single rest bench on the hiking trail

Magnificent castle ruins... invites you to linger

The combination of castle and swimming pool is awesome. Turning laps there has to be really nice. Not much else to see.

From the rest bench you have a beautiful view of the valley, which is even kept free. With a little luck or good timing, you might catch the cuckoo horse at the entrance to the village.

In the former castle - there is now a youth hostel - I think the swimming pool in the moat is really cool.

The castle was probably built in the 11th century. From 1505 onwards, the masters of the nearby "Stutgarten" (now a listed building) lived here. In 1971, a citizens' initiative to save the Spanenberg ruins was founded, from which the "Spangenberg Castle Association" emerged. Its members are incredibly diligent in preserving these ruins (all volunteers!) and very graciously manage the restaurant in the castle tavern, which opened in 1980. Fantastic!