アンベルク＝ズルツバッハの洞窟・トップ20

上城 上城は、シュミットミュールン家の水城として建設されました。12世紀半ばから、エルンスト・フォン・シュミットミュールン（1166–1170）に始まり、彼らがここに居住していたことが証明されています。レゲンスブルクの代官であったゲオルグ・ハウスナー・フォン・ヴィンブッフ（1595–1614）が現在の城の建設者です。1600年の年号は、騎士の間にある壮麗な扉枠の一つに見られます。 上城は、切妻屋根を持つ3階建ての漆喰塗りのがっしりした建物です。八角形の階段塔と西側にもう一つ増築部分が接続されています。この城の1階には小さな礼拝堂もありましたが、長い間埋められ、壁で塞がれていました。塔の上には、花とロゼットで描かれた丸い天井があり、繊細な木の柱で支えられています。2階全体は、その装飾からドイツルネサンスの最も興味深い遺産の一つに数えられます。そこにある世俗的な壁画は、ランツフートの公爵城トラウスニッツの壁画を彷彿とさせます。 第二次世界大戦中およびその後に、上城は占領軍による宿営により深刻な被害を受けました。例えば、2階にあった貴重な陶器製暖炉が破壊されました。1937年に、この城はシュミットミュールン市場の所有となりました。戦後、この城はシュミットミュールン市場の市庁舎として利用されています。1977年から1980年の間には徹底的な修復が行われ、城と城の庭園はその姿を変えました。改修は2003年に完了しました。城内には、シュミットミュールンの郷土・団体博物館も入っています。 城の前には、泉の上に鋳造されたモリスの踊り子の像が立っており、ミュンヘンの旧市庁舎の祝祭の間にある有名なゴシック後期のモリスの踊り子像を制作したシュミットミュールン出身の彫刻家エラスムス・グラッサーを偲ばせています。 出典: Wikipedia

An old hilltop castle, long used as a monastery by various religious orders. Today it houses the police academy. It lies on a dolomite spur above the valley. This is also where the "Hochholz Trail" begins, which is not to be missed.

The Kastl castle complex has towered over the Lauterach Valley since the 10th century. In 1098, it was decided to convert the castle into a monastery. Description: It was founded in 1103, and the choir and St. Egidius Chapel were consecrated in 1129. Construction of the monastery church was completed at the end of the 12th century. Through constant renovations and expansions, the church acquired its present appearance. In 1782, it became the property of the Knights of Malta. The basilica has been used as a parish church since 1808. A late Gothic main portal, a four-bay barrel vault, the alternating support of columns and pillars in the nave, and the Gothic stone tomb in the vestibule, which was once the tomb of the deceased Princess Anna, make the church a true gem. Princess Anna was the daughter of King Ludwig the Bavarian and died in 1319. The mummy of the one-and-a-half-year-old "Kastl Child" was preserved until the end of 2013 and can be viewed again. The antechamber also houses the sarcophagus of General Schweppermann. [ Source: https://www.ostbayern-tourismus.de/attraktionen/klosterburg-kastl-fd22a56fae ]

Very beautiful monastery castle currently serves as a police training center

Seems to be private, parking not allowed

Poppberg Castle Ruins It is difficult to determine from the sources when the castle was built. It is particularly unclear whether the mentioned castles and lords of the "Puchberg," "Puckberg," or "Pocksberg" are identical with the Poppbergs. A coat of arms of the "Pocksberg" appears in the Kastl monastery church in the row of founders' coats of arms on the south side of the nave. It can be assumed that the castle was founded to control the "high road" from Prague to Nuremberg, perhaps even under the Counts of Sulzbach, who ruled until 1188. In any case, the village of Poppberg is mentioned as belonging to the Fürnried parish as early as 1139. However, the castle's existing buildings show no signs of such an early foundation; they are more consistent with the period after 1300, when tower-like residential buildings became fashionable. The first truly confirmed reference to the castle appears in 1373, when the so-called New Bohemian Lands of Emperor Charles IV passed into the hands of the Bavarian duke. Poppberg was part of this Bohemian territory on Upper Palatinate soil, founded by Charles in 1353, but dissolved after his death. The Bavarian dukes pawned the castle to their Palatinate relatives in 1395, but redeemed the pledge in 1451. What seems odd is that two years later the castle is described as "deserted and desolate," meaning it was already abandoned. In 1505, after the Landshut War of Succession, Poppberg passed to the Duchy of Palatinate-Sulzbach, and in 1791 to Bavaria, but remained abandoned and fell into disrepair until the present day. The entrance to the castle is protected by a narrow tower on a pointed rock formation that forms the highest point of the castle. The upper part of the tower is occupied by a recently built, concreted shelter, which served as an air observation post during World War II. A circular wall adjoins the rock formation, forming a clearly visible edge of the terrain and extending extensively around the entire area. Traces of soil near the entrance suggest several utility buildings. The most impressive part of Poppberg is the residential building, a typical late medieval mixture of residential tower and palace dating from after 1300. The lower floor of the building probably served as a pantry and kitchen. The second floor is much more residential, with larger windows and two large entrances leading to the former battlements on either side. A third floor is suspected. Source: www.burgenseite.de

Small, privately owned castle located on the Neidstein. Was briefly owned by Nicolas Cage, the Hollywood actor. Unfortunately, it cannot be easily visited.

Great monastery castle with an amazing view - be sure to take the small juniper hiking trail!