There are only a few moated castles in the wider area and so the small and fine moated castle in Train is a change from the usual castles built on hills and rocks.
The castle, actually a hilltop fortress, has no predecessor. It was built in 1272 by Hänslin Ebran von Lauterbach at the initiative of the Regensburg Cathedral Chapter. The …
Forgotten witnesses of the Middle Ages: There was something like that (a castle) years ago on the nearest Bichel More information on the city's homepage