Waldstein Castle

Waldstein Castle (German: Burg Waldstein) is a ruined castle on an eminence near Franzosenhof in the Waldstein valley near the village of Fischerbach in Ortenaukreis in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Burg Waldstein
Fischerbach
Burg Waldstein is located in Germany
Burg Waldstein
Burg Waldstein
Coordinates48.3235°N 8.1369°E / 48.3235; 8.1369
TypeHilltop castle
CodeDE-BW
Height550 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
ConditionWall remains
Site history
Builtbefore 1353
Garrison information
OccupantsNobility

The hill castle was built by the lords of Waldstein, was mentioned in the records in 1353, but fell into ruins after 1500. Of the former castle site on a rock plateau of 40 by 10 metres, only a few sections of the ruined walls remain.

See also

Sources

  • Klein, Kurt (1997). Burgen, Schlösser und Ruinen. Zeugen der Vergangenheit im Ortenaukreis. Reiff Schwarzwaldverlag. Offenburg. ISBN 3-922663-47-8
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