This hilltop castle, originally part of the Orlagau region, was built over a thousand years ago in the midst of a clearing on the upper reaches of the Saale River …
The name of the village of Rothenkirchen, where a fortified manor of the Andechs-Merani family was located as early as the 12th century, derives from the locally predominant red sandstone …
A sky lounger has been set up here, offering a beautiful view of the medieval hilltop castle of Lauenstein. It's also a stop on the Lauenstein Fairytale Trail.