List of castles and palaces in Upper Franconia

The list of castles and palaces in Upper Franconia is a directory of historical places such as castles , palaces , mansions , fortresses , moths , castle stables and fortified churches on the territory of today's administrative district of Upper Franconia, divided into independent cities and districts. There are further lists for the administrative districts of Upper Bavaria , Lower Bavaria , Upper Palatinate , Middle Franconia , Lower Franconia and Swabia . Ornamental and replicas that were never used as residential buildings or for defense are not listed .

Administrative region of Upper Franconia

Bamberg

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Old court	Bamberg	lock	15th century	Residential and farm buildings of the episcopal court
Altenburg	Bamberg	Höhenburg (summit castle), second residence of the Bamberg prince-bishops	First mentioned in a document in 1109	Traces of early medieval fortifications preserved, today's appearance from the 15th century, essential parts preserved, a restaurant in the castle today
Babenburg	Bamberg - " Domberg "	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Early medieval	Gone
New residence	Bamberg	lock	from 1602	Former seat of the Bamberg prince-bishops . Today the complex houses the State Library and the State Gallery of Bamberg.
Geyerswörth residential palace	Bamberg	lock	14th Century	City palace in Bamberg's old town, today the seat of the authorities
Castle bow	Bamberg	lock	Erected in 1730/40 for Georg Karl Karg von Bebenburg	From 1825 royal Bavarian forestry office, since 1965 mission museum

Bayreuth

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Aichig Castle	Bayreuth - Aichig	lock	1730	Erdmann Freiherr von Stein's hunting lodge
Old castle	Bayreuth	lock	1450	Destroyed in 1945 and then rebuilt, today the tax office
Old castle	Bayreuth - Hermitage	lock	1715	First palace built in the Hermitage in Bayreuth for Georg Wilhelm
Birken Castle	Bayreuth	lock	1692	With baroque garden and tea house, private property.
Burgstall castle corridor	Bayreuth - Laineck	Burgstall	Mid 10th century	Fliehburg, destroyed in 1003
Colmdorf Castle (Carolinenruhe Castle)	Bayreuth - Colmdorf	lock	1755	Two previous buildings around 1550 and 1660, privately owned
Hermitage	Bayreuth Hermitage	Castle, park	from 1715	Extensive park with two castles, one of which was first used as an orangery, sun temple, grotto and theater of ruins. Reconstruction of the plant after 1945, completed in 2005
Laineck Castle	Bayreuth - Laineck	lock	1728	Today kindergarten.
Lewneck Castle Stables	Bayreuth - Rodersberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	The castle nobility is mentioned in 1192	Gone
Meyernberg Castle	Bayreuth - Meyernberg	lock	Mid 18th century	Formerly a manor, expanded into a castle. Today the seat of the City Garden Authority.
New lock	Bayreuth	lock	1758	Margravial state rooms, picture gallery, archaeological museum, Wilhelmine museum and the Bayreuth faience collection are freely accessible
New lock	Bayreuth - Hermitage	lock	1749-1753	Margravial second palace in the Hermitage for Wilhelmine of Prussia initially planned as an orangery
Order castle St. Georgen	St. Georgen	lock	1701	Renewed in 1727, since 1897 part of the St. Georgen-Bayreuth correctional facility
Pitschenburg tower hill	Bayreuth - Rödensdorf	Höhenburg (Spornburg, Turmhügelburg )		Disappeared, only the tower hill and a moat preserved
Sankt Johannis Castle	Bayreuth - Sankt Johannis	lock	16./17. century	Model property of the St. Georgen-Bayreuth correctional facility since 1952
Thiergarten Hunting Lodge	Bayreuth - Oberthiergarten	lock	17./18. century	City owned since 1980, now an international school

Coburg

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Bertelsdorf Manor	Coburg - Bertelsdorf	Manor	17th century	Hofgut with manor house and mill, until 1898 with brewery. Numerous outbuildings were removed by 1977, including the court house in 1625, today the Hofgut, private property
Bürglass-Schlösschen	Coburg	lock	1794	Built by Prince Friedrich Josias of Saxony-Coburg-Saalfeld , restored from the 1960s, today it houses the registry office of the city of Coburg
Callenberg Castle	Coburg	lock	12th Century	From 1592 extension to the main residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . Since 2004 the castle has housed the German Rifle Museum
Veste Coburg	Coburg	Höhenburg , Spornburg	10th century	First mentioned as a castle in 1225. After extensive renovations, the main residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha between 1909 and 1923 (right of residence until 1998). The art treasures of the Coburg dukes are exhibited in the fortress
Edinburgh Palace	Coburg	lock	1845	From 1865 expansion into a palace by Prince Alfred of Edinburgh . Since 1939 the seat of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Coburg
Ehrenburg Castle	Coburg	lock	1543	Built as a residence on behalf of Duke Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Coburg. 1810 redesign by Karl Friedrich Schinkel . Museum of the Coburg State Foundation since 1919
Eichhof Castle	Coburg - Scheuerfeld	lock	15th century	From 1590, extensions by Nicolaus Zech . Privately owned
Falkenegg Castle	Coburg - Neuses	lock	19th century	Expanded and rebuilt several times, kindergarten since 1949. Mountain park with obelisk for the poet and writer Moritz August von Thümmel
Hohenfels Castle	Coburg	lock	1837	Built as the residence of Duke Ernst Alexander von Württemberg, Medau school from 1954
Ketschendorf Castle	Coburg - Ketschendorf	lock	1804	Built as a summer palace for Duchess Auguste , demolished in 1868 and rebuilt by Rosine Stoltz . Youth hostel since 1956
Neuhof Castle	Coburg -Neu- and Neershof	lock	14th Century	From 1866 renaissance castle. Sociotherapeutic institution since 1995
Rosenauer Castle	Coburg	lock	1397	1434 New building as a moated castle, completely renovated at the end of the 1970s for offices of the building authority
Scheuerfeld Castle	Coburg - Scheuerfeld	Castle, previously probably a tower hill castle	Medieval castle, Enum castle built in 1590	Preserved, the building now serves as a rectory

court

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Hofer Castle	court	lock		Burned down in 1743 and never rebuilt
Watch tower	Hof -Leimitz	Watch tower	Late 15th century	Burned out in 1553. The tower ruin has no access
Hofeck Castle	Hof - Hofeck	lock	14th Century	Middle wing 16./17. Century, east wing 18th century. The castle, located in a park-like forest, has served as the Viessmann training center since 1972
Kuttenschloss (tower hill Martinsreuth)	Hof -Martinsreuth	moth	ver. middle of the 14th century	Dismissed in the 15th century, ground monument
Sachs manor	Hof -Krötenbruck	Manor	2nd half of the 17th century	The two-storey building with a staircase tower is now used as a residential building
Stelzenhof manor	Court - mosque village	Manor house	Early 18th century	Receive
Manor Unterkotzau	Hof - Unterkotzau	Manor		Gone

Bamberg district

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Burgstall at the Schwedenfelsen	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Zoggendorf - "Altenberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg, Turmburg), presumably upstream guard tower of Rothenstein Castle on a bizarre rock tower	Probably around 1200	Dismissed, a few remains of the wall and a ditch can be seen, a rectangular depression in the rock can be seen below the rock tower, probably the site of a building
Burgstall on the Lohberg	Buttenheim - Gunzendorf - "Lohberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Left, two trenches and berms preserved
Aschbach Castle	Schlüsselfeld - Aschbach	lock	1677 to 1697	Two-wing system preserved
Baunach office building	Baunach	Kastenhof	17th century	Preserved, now serves as a retirement home
Upper Castle (Bischberg)	Bischberg , Hauptstrasse 53	lock	Late 18th century	Receive
Lower Castle (Bischberg)	Bischberg , Hauptstrasse 112	lock	1743	Preserved, today registry office and gastronomy
Section fortification Bischofsgraben (Oberwiesentfels Castle?)	Königsfeld - Treunitz - "Bischofsgraben"	Section fortification and hill castle (Spornburg)	Prehistoric section fortifications, castle dating from the High Middle Ages, first mentioned in 1469	Disappeared, received several section walls
Section fortification Brandiger Knock	Memmelsdorf - Kremmeldorf - "Brandinger Knock"	Section attachment	Early medieval, presumably Ottonian-Carolingian period	Disappeared, section wall with ditch preserved
Buchenberg tower hill	Hirschaid - Friesen - "Buchenberg"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Ringwall Burgebrach	Burgebrach corridor "Schwarzholz"	Ring wall	Early medieval	Gone
Burgellern Castle	Scheßlitz - Burgellern	lock	1758, previous medieval building	Received hotel-restaurant since 2002
Burggrub Castle	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Burggrub	lock	15th century	Castle and castle church preserved
Burglesau tower hill	Scheßlitz - Burglesau - "Schlappenreuther Berg or Reisberg "	Höhenburg ( tower hill castle )	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill mostly destroyed
Ringwall castle chair	Königsfeld - Treunitz - "Castle Chair"	Ring wall	Prehistoric	Disappeared, double ring wall preserved
Burgwindheim Castle	Burgwindheim	lock	1720-1725	The baroque palace was the official court of the Ebrach monastery , and is still owned by the church today
Upper Castle (Buttenheim)	Buttenheim	lock	13th Century	Burned down in 1525
Lower Castle (Buttenheim)	Buttenheim	lock	1774	Castle and adjoining castle chapel have been preserved, private property
Daschendorf Castle	Baunach - Daschendorf	lock	Early modern, today's building was built around 1800	Receive
Section fortification Dragonerspitz	Buttenheim - Ketschendorf - "Dragonerspitz"	Section attachment	Early medieval, probably Ottonian period	Departed, received section wall
Elsendorf Castle	Schlüsselfeld - Elsendorf	lock	Mid 18th century	Receive
Frensdorf Castle	Frensdorf	Moated castle, previously moated castle	Medieval	ruin
Burgstall Freudeneck	Rattelsdorf - Daschendorfer Forest	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Prehistoric	Gone
Burgstall Friesener Warte	Hirschaid - Frisians	Section fortification and ring wall	Prehistoric section fortifications, early medieval ramparts	Disappeared, few remains preserved, largely destroyed by the construction of the glider airfield
Giech Castle	Scheßlitz - Zeckendorf	Höhenburg (summit castle)	1125	Ruin, partially preserved
Grasmannsdorf tower hill	Burgebrach - Grasmannsdorf -Flur "Birlesau"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Grasmannsdorf Castle	Burgebrach - Grasmannsdorf	lock	18th century	Receive
Greifenstein Castle	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia	Castle, previously a hilltop castle	1172	Receive. Built as a castle, converted into a palace 1691–1693, today a museum
Castle Gügel	Scheßlitz - Zeckendorf - Gügel	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Medieval, first mentioned in 1374	Gone, the place is now overbuilt by the Gügel pilgrimage church
Ha-Knock fortification section	Hirschaid - Seigendorf - "Knock"	Section attachment	Prehistoric	Disappeared, two section walls and a moat partially preserved
Burgstall Harziger Stein	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Teuchatz - "Harziger Stein"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, possibly a remnant of a wall recognizable, otherwise no remains have been preserved
Fortified church Heiligenstadt (St. Veit and St. Michaels)	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia	Fortified church	15th century	Remains of the churchyard fortifications have been preserved
Helfenroth Castle	Rattelsdorf - Helfenroth - "Castle Hill"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, round tower hill and moat remains
Section fortification Herrenknock	Scheßlitz - Ludwag - "Herrenknock"	Section attachment	Early medieval	Gone
Burgstall Heroldstein	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Hohenpölz	Höhenburg (summit castle)	11./12. century	Disappeared, neck ditch and overgrown foundation wall remains preserved
Fortified church Herzogenreuth (St. Nikolaus)	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Herzogenreuth	Fortified church	Medieval	Remains of the churchyard fortifications have been preserved
Fortified church Hohenpölz (St. Laurentius)	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Höhenpölz	Fortified church	15th century	Remains of the churchyard fortifications have been preserved
Burgstall high stone	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Reckendorf - "Hoher Stein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	High medieval	Disappeared, few remains of the wall preserved
Burgstall Huppendorf	Königsfeld - Huppendorf	Höhenburg (Spornburg), about 240 meters west of the village	High medieval	Gone
Burgstall Kemmern	Kemmern	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Ketschendorf	Buttenheim - Ketschendorf - "Brand" forest area	Höhenburg (ground floor residence)	High medieval	Gone
Burgstall Ketschenstein	Buttenheim - Hochstall - "Ketschenstein"	Höhenburg (ground floor residence)	Medieval	Disappeared, round system on the edge of a cliff, the remaining side surrounded by a ditch and wall
Kirchschletten Castle	Zapfendorf - Kirchschletten	lock	1697	Preserved, now serves as a monastery
Section fortification knock	Hirschaid - Seigendorf - "Knock"	Section attachment	Prehistoric	Disappeared, section wall and ditch preserved
Koenigsfeld Castle	Königsfeld - "Vogelmühle"	lock		Former castle , now a farmhouse, monument
Fortified church Königsfeld (St. James the Elder and Katharina)	Koenigsfeld	Fortified church	Modern	Remains of the churchyard fortifications have been preserved
Tower hill run	Zapfendorf - run	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, castle site overbuilt by the local church
Burgstall Liebenau	Pommersfelden - Stolzenroth	Niederungsburg	Late medieval	Gone
Lisberg Castle	Lisberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	8th century	Preserved, Romanesque castle complex
Mainschlösschen	Hallstadt	lock	1735 by Balthasar Neumann	Preserved: massive two-storey hipped mansard roof building with two corner pavilions, plastered, with corner pilasters; with barn, coach house and enclosure
Castle stable of Niedersenftenberg	Buttenheim - Senftenberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	13th Century	Removed in 1763, slight traces of moats and walls visible, today partially overbuilt by the St. George's Chapel
Section fortification Oberngrub	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Oberngrub	Section attachment	Prehistoric or early medieval	Gone
Obermelsendorf tower hill	Schlüsselfeld - Obermelsendorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, square tower mound with moat preserved
Obersenftenberg tower hill	Buttenheim - Senftenberg	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	12th Century	Disappeared, tower mound, moat and two ring walls preserved
Pommersfelden moated castle	Pommersfelden	Moated castle	13th Century	Ruin, remains of walls preserved
Reckendorf Castle	Reckendorf	Moated castle	14th Century	Disappeared, few building remains in house Mühlweg 8
Reichmannsdorf Castle	Schlüsselfeld - Reichmannsdorf	lock	Built between 1714 and 1718	Receive,
Roschlaub tower hill	Scheßlitz - Roschlaub - "Gröbersberg"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Roth	Zapfendorf - Roth	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Rothenstein	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Zoggendorf - "Altenberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg), ministerial seat of the noble free von Schlüsselberg	Probably around 1200, 1275 the castle nobility is mentioned for the first time, in 1349 the castle itself, which was already destroyed at the time	Disappeared, only a moat with a wall preserved
Sambach Castle	Pommersfelden - Sambach	Moated castle	First mentioned in 1414	Receive
Sassanfahrt Castle	Hirschaid - Sassan journey	lock	Modern, with medieval predecessor buildings	Receive
Schadeck Castle	Baunach	lock	1742 to 1746	Formerly town hall, now a local museum.
Schellenberg fortification section	Burgebrach - Stappenbach - "Schellenberg"	Section attachment	Prehistory or early history, possibly also medieval	Gone
Scheßlitz nursing home	Scheßlitz	lock	1767	Hosted the Elisabethen Hospital, today a nursing home for the elderly
Tower Hill Castle Hill (Seehöflein)	Stegaurach - Seehöflein	Niederungsburg (Turmhügelburg, Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Schlössleshöppel tower hill	Hirschaid - large book field	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Ringwall Schwedenschanze	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Oberleinleiter - "Burgholz" corridor	Ring wall	Early medieval	Disappeared, ring wall with remains of trenches preserved
Seehaus Castle	Stegaurach - courtyards	lock	18th century	Preserved, redesigned in 1903
Seehof Castle (Marquardsburg Castle)	Memmelsdorf	lock	1696	Former summer residence of the Bamberg prince-bishops. Since 1975 the seat of the Bavarian Palace Administration . Nine showrooms accessible
Seeleiten tower hill	Schönbrunn im Steigerwald - Frenshof - "Seeleiten"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, tower hill leveled today
Burgstall Seigelstein	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Tiefenpölz - " Seigelstein "	Höhenburg (Spornburg, ground floor residence)	Medieval	Gone
Stegaurach tower hill	Stegaurach	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Steinsdorf tower hill	Schönbrunn im Steigerwald - Steinsdorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, tower hill leveled today
Burgstall Stolzenroth	Pommersfelden	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Stolzenroth tower hill	Pommersfelden - proud red	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Stepsberg castle ruins	Baunach - " Stiefenberg "	Höhenburg (summit castle), district castle of the bishopric of Bamberg	around 950	Ruin, destroyed in 1553 and later almost completely demolished
Thüngfeld moated castle	Schlüsselfeld - Thüngfeld	Moated castle, previously moated castle	Castle built in the middle of the 12th century, converted into a palace in 1609, later rebuilt several times	Partly preserved
Trabelsdorf Castle	Lisberg - Trabelsdorf	lock	End of the 16th century	Receive
Treppendorf Castle	Burgebrach - Treppendorf	lock	Early modern	Preserved, now houses an inn
Trunstadt Castle (Rüssenbach Castle )	Viereth-Trunstadt - Trunstadt	Castle, previously Niederungsburg	Castle built in 1195, castle from the 16th century	Receive
Tütschengereuth Castle	Bischberg - Tütschengereuth	lock	Mid 18th century	Preserved, now houses an inn
Burgstall Unterleiterbach	Zapfendorf - Unterleiterbach	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Unterleiterbach Castle	Zapfendorf - Unterleiterbach	lock	1739	Fully preserved, privately owned
Untermanndorf manor	Reckendorf - Untermanndorf	Raised hide	Medieval	Gone
Veilbronn Castle Stables	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Veilbronn	Niederungsburg (moated castle)	Late medieval	Disappeared, few remains of the wall preserved
Weissenstein Castle	Pommersfelden	lock	1718	Summer residence of Lothar Franz von Schönborn with an English garden since 1786
Wernsdorf Castle	Strullendorf - Wernsdorf	Moated castle	12th Century	Preserved, rebuilt in 1620 to its present appearance. After 1945 refugee accommodation, in 1993 the Capella Antiqua Bambergensis bought the castle, today a training center for music
Burgstall Windeck	Burgebrach - Ampferbach - "Eierberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Wingersdorf Castle	Frensdorf - Wingersdorf	lock	1779	Burned out in 1995, demolished in 2002
Wölkendorf Tower Hill	Stadelhofen - Wölkendorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Section fortification Wolfsgrube	Wattendorf -Waldflur "Wolfsgrube"	Section attachment	Prehistoric, possibly early medieval	Got off, easy section wall
Zoggendorf Tower Hill (Zoggendorf Castle)	Heiligenstadt in Upper Franconia - Zoggendorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	First mentioned in 1417	Disappeared, only the rectangular tower hill preserved
Zückshut manor	Breitengüßbach - Zückshut	Raised hide	18th century	Received changed
Zwirstein fortification section	Stadelhofen - Steinfeld - "Zwirstein"	Section attachment	Prehistoric	Departed, received section wall

Bayreuth district

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Adlitz Castle	Ahorntal - Adlitz	lock
Adlitz tower hill	Ahorntal - Adlitz	moth
Burgstall Old Castle Bucheck	Gefrees - Bucheck - "Rieglersbachtal"	Niederungsburg	14th Century	Disappeared, remains of the trenches preserved
Althaidhof Castle	Creußen - Althaidhof	lock
Burgstall maple	Ahorntal - Klausstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg), ancestral seat of the Lords of Ahorn	First mentioned in 1130	Disappeared, the remains of the castle have now taken up in the Klausstein chapel and a private house
Allersdorf tower hill	Bindlach - Allersdorf	moth
Tower castle Alt-Berneck	Bad Berneck	Hill castle, moth	11th century	ruin
Altencreußen tower hill	Prebitz - Altencreußen	moth
Burgstall Altenkünsberg	Creußen - Altenkünsberg	Burgstall
Altenplos Castle	Heinersreuth - Altenplos	lock
Castle ruins of the old castle	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains	Castle	13th Century	Ruin, keep preserved.
Burgstall Alte Veste	Ahorntal - Oberailsfeld	Burgstall	around 1400	Few wall remnants threatened with departure
Am Bühl Castle	Creußen - Gottsfeld	lock
Burgstall on the Mittelberg	Hollfeld - Schönfeld - "Mittelberg"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Aufseß	Aufseß - "Burgstall"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Medieval	Gone
Aufseß tower hill	Aufseß - "Unteraufseßwald"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Bärnreuth manor	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains - Bärnreuth	Manor house
Tower hill at the castle builder	Mistelgau	moth
Betzenstein Castle	Betzenstein	Castle	around 1187	Significant parts preserved, private property
Burgstall Bockstall	Pottenstein - Regenthal	Burgstall
Burgstall floor	Creußen - Boden	Burgstall
Burgstall Böheimstein	Pegnitz	Burgstall	around 1350	Burned out in 1553, remains of the wall
Burgstall Brunnloch	Ahorntal- Rabenstein	Burgstall
Bühl Castle (Creußen)	Creußen - Bühl	lock
Bühl Castle (Emtmannsberg)	Emtmannsberg - Bühl	Castle
Burgstall Burgleite	Mistelgau - Braunersberg - "Burgleite"	Burgstall
Burgstall Burgstuhl	Ahorntal -Langweiler forest	Burgstall
Creußen Castle	Cussen	Castle
Burgstall Christanz	Ahorntal - Christanz	Burgstall
Christanz manor	Ahorntal - Christanz	Manor house
Burgstall Crottendorf	Bindlach - Crottendorf	Burgstall
Crottendorf moated castle stable	Bindlach - Crottendorf	Burgstall
Burgstall Dürrnbühl	Eckersdorf - Vorlahm - "Burgstall"	Burgstall
Elbersberg Castle	Pottenstein - Elbersberg , in place of today's local church	Niederungsburg	High medieval	Gone, destroyed by the Hussites
Emtmannsberg tower hill	Emtmannsberg	moth
Emtmannsberg Castle	Emtmannsberg	lock
Falkenhaube Castle	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains - Falkenhaus	lock	around 1720	Preserved, private property
Fantaisie Castle	Eckersdorf	lock	1765	Preserved, garden art museum since 2000
Fischbach Castle (Weidenberg)	Weidenberg - Fischbach	lock
Frankenberg Castle (Upper Franconia)	Speicherersdorf - Frankenberg	Castle
Frankenhaag Castle	Mistelgau - Frankenhaag	lock
Freienfels Castle	Hollfeld - Freienfels	lock	before 1388	The current palace complex was built between 1693 and 1701. Private property since 1966.
Frobershammer Castle	Bischofsgrün - Fröbershammer	lock
Burgstall Galgenberg	Weidenberg - "Galgenberg"	Burgstall
Motte Gefrees-Bühl	Gefrees	Höhenburg (Turmhügelburg, Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Goldeck Castle	Goldkronach	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Disappeared, parts of it received in Schloss Goldkronach
Goldkronach Castle	Goldkronach	Castle on the site of the former Goldeck Castle		Receive
Göppmannsbühl Castle	Speicherersdorf - Göppmannsbühl am Berg	lock
Burgstall Großes Haus (Burgstall on the Rauhberg)	Hollfeld - Fernreuth - "Rauhberg"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, ring moat with outer wall largely preserved, a few remains of the walls of two buildings are still visible on the castle rock	more pictures
Grünstein castle ruins	Gefrees - green stone	Castle	14th Century	Dilapidated in the 18th century, remains of the wall and cellar exist
Gutenbiegen mansion	Waischenfeld - Gutenbiegen	Manor house
Guttenthau Castle	Speicherersdorf - Guttenthau	lock
Haidenaab Castle	Speicherersdorf - Haidenaab	lock
Motte Haidenschloss	Gefrees	moth	probably 13th century	small residues
Burgstall Hainbronn	Pegnitz - Hainbronn	Burgstall
Heckenhof manor	Aufseß - Heckenhof	Manor house
Burgstall Heinersreuth	Heinersreuth	Burgstall
Heinersreuth Castle	Heinersreuth	lock
Hermersreuth Tower Hill	Gefrees - Hermersreuth	moth
Section fortification Hohe Warte	Bad Berneck in the Fichtelgebirge - Hohe Warte	Wallburg	Early medieval	Wall remains preserved
Hollenberg castle ruins	Pegnitz - Hollenberg	Castle	Mid-14th century	Destroyed in 1525. Remnants of the wall preserved
City castle Hollfeld	Hollfeld	Castle
Hohenberneck castle ruins	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains	Castle	from 1478	Dilapidated from 1737, the remains of the building have been preserved
Burgstall am Hühnerstein	Betzenstein - Stierberg - "Chicken Stone"	Höhenburg (spur location)	Medieval	Going away, only a moat can be seen from the castle, but it can also be of natural origin
Burgstall in the Eibental	Betzenstein - Spies - "Burgstall"	Höhenburg (summit castle), probably the Landgrave of Leuchtenberg	Medieval	Disappeared, already referred to as Burgstall in 1366, only ceramic fragments and mortar remains preserved
Kandlberg Castle Stables	Ahorntal - Körzendorf - "Kandlberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg) of the Diocese of Bamberg	In 1422 the construction of the castle was approved by the bishop	Disappeared, this castle complex was already abandoned during construction, only the two ends of the neck ditch that had been started have survived
Kainach Castle	Hollfeld - Kainach	Castle, previously a castle	Medieval castle, called Burgadel in the 14th century, today's castle from the end of the 18th century	Receive
Burgstall Kirchahorn	Ahorntal - Kirchahorn	Burgstall
Burgstall Klauskirchberg (Albwinistein Castle?)	Betzenstein - "Klauskirchberg"	Höhenburg (spur location)	Medieval	Gone
Knopfhammer Castle	Gefrees - button hammer	lock
Attachment to the Zottaschen (Burgstall Königstuhl)	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains - Micheldorf	Burgstall	Medieval	Gone
Manor Kotzmannsreuth	Creußen - Kotzmannsreuth	Manor house
Krögelstein castle ruins	Hollfeld - Krögelstein	Castle	13th Century	Destroyed in 1523, few remains of the wall preserved
Kühlenfels Castle	Pottenstein - Kühlenfels	lock
Leienfels castle ruins	Pottenstein - Leienfels	Castle	around 1300	Decay from 1610, secured remains have been preserved
Leisau Castle	Goldkronach - Leisau	lock
Burgstall Leuenstein	Community-free area Waidacher Forst - "Pencil stone"	Höhenburg (Spornlage), neighboring castle of the ancient noble family of the Egloffsteiner	Early 14th century	Disappeared, destroyed in 1397 on the orders of King Wenceslas because of robber baronship , no recognizable remains have been preserved, but possibly a short moat
Burgstall Leupoldstein	Betzenstein - Leupoldstein	Höhenburg (spur location)	before 1100	Destroyed in 1427, few overgrown remains of the foundation wall exist
Burgstall Lichteburg	Goldkronacher Forest	Höhenburg (Spornburg, ground floor residence)	Medieval	Worn, shallow neck ditch preserved
Burgstall hole	Hollfeld - hole	Burgstall
Lochstein tower hill	Veldenstein Forest	moth
Löhlitz tower hill	Waischenfeld - Löhlitz	moth
Madersburg Tower Hill (Kroneck?)	Goldkronach	Höhenburg (Spornburg, Turmhügelburg)	Medieval	Left, neck ditch preserved
Mengersdorf Castle	Mistelgau -Mengersdorf	lock
Mengersreuth Castle	Weidenberg - Mengersreuth	lock
Burgstall Meranierburg Fürstenau	Heinersreuth - Altenplos	Burgstall
Mistelbach Castle	Mistelbach	lock	14th Century
Muthmannsreuth tower hill	Hummeltal - Muthmannsreuth	moth
Burgstall Nankendorf	Waischenfeld - Nankendorf	Höhenburg (Spornburg, ground floor residence)	Medieval	Disappeared, only two flat walls preserved
Neidenstein Castle	Hollfeld - Neidenstein	Castle	Late 15th century	Destroyed in 1525, remains of the wall preserved
Nemmersdorf Castle	Goldkronach - Nemmersdorf	lock
Burgstall Nemschenreuth	Pegnitz - Nemschenreuth	Burgstall
Burgstall Old House (Neuhaus)	Aufseß - Neuhaus	Burgstall
Burgstall New House (Neuhaus)	Aufseß - Neuhaus	Burgstall
Niederntüchersfeld castle ruins	Pottenstein - Tüchersfeld	Höhenburg (Spornburg), later owned by the Bishop of Bamberg	13th century, mentioned in 1269	Castle ruins, only a few remains of the wall on a rock tower have survived from the castle, the current buildings date from a later period
Oberaufseß Castle	Aufseß	lock	14th Century	Preserved, private property.
Burgstall Oberailsfeld	Ahorntal - Oberailsfeld	Burgstall	High Middle Ages	Destroyed and lost at the end of the 16th century
Burgstall Oberntüchersfeld	Pottenstein - Tüchersfeld	Höhenburg (Spornburg), later owned by the Bishop of Bamberg	around 1240	Destroyed in 1430, few relics preserved
Oberwaiz hunting lodge	Eckersdorf - Oberwaiz	lock
Burgstall Oberwiesentfels	Hollfeld - Wiesentfels	Burgstall
Burgstall Plankenstein (Plankenfels)	Plankenfels	Burgstall
Plankenfels Castle	Plankenfels	lock	13th Century	Preserved, private property
Plassenberg Castle	Eckersdorf	lock		second half of the 18th century, mostly demolished and built over with a residential building
Plech fortified church (Sankt Susannae)	Plech	Fortified church	Late medieval	Remains of the curtain wall have been preserved
Pottenstein Castle	Pottenstein	Castle	between 1057 and 1070	Partly preserved, private property from 1878, museum for prehistoric and prehistoric objects
Rabeneck Castle	Waischenfeld - Rabeneck	Höhenburg (Spornburg), originally an allod of the Lords of Rabenstein	around 1250, after being destroyed several times during the war, it was finally partially rebuilt in 1719	Main castle largely preserved, outer bailey removed except for a few remains, rooms of the castle can be rented, and visits are also possible
Rabenstein Castle	Ahorntal- Rabenstein	Castle	around 1175 to 1200	Essential parts preserved, today falconry, hotel and gastronomy
Ramsenthal Castle	Bindlach - Ramsenthal	lock
Reislas Castle	Church ping garden - rice glass	lock
Charming village mansion	Ahorntal - charm village	Manor house
Tower hill Reizendorf	Ahorntal - charm village	moth
Riegelstein castle ruins	Betzenstein - Riegelstein - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spur castle) of the Lords of door latch , during the Thirty Years' War destroyed	around 1200	Castle ruins, few remains of the wall, partly threatened with complete demolition
Rosenhammer Manor	Weidenberg - Rosenhammer	Manor house
Burgstall Rupprechtsteine (Burgstall on the Rupprechtsteinen)	Hollfeld - Kainach - "Rupprechtsteine"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Disappeared, trench and rampart preserved
Sachsendorf Castle	Aufseß - Sachsendorf	lock
Schluesselberg Castle Stables	Waischenfeld - powder mill	Burgstall	1219	Destroyed in 1347, except for the neck ditch
Burgstall Schlossberg (Prebitz)	Prebitz - "Schlossberg"	Burgstall
Burgstall castle garden	Glassworks	Burgstall
Burgstall Castle Hill (Gurtstein Castle?)	Weidenberg -Spohienthaler Forst- "Castle Hill"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval, possibly Gurtstein Castle, which has been mentioned since 1412	Left, only a ring moat with an outer wall and a larger pit has survived from the main castle, and a moat from the outer castle
Burgstall Castle Hill (Obernsees)	Mistelgau - Obernsee	Burgstall
Mansion Schlösslein	Waischenfeld - Schlößlein	Manor house
Schnabelwaid Castle	Beak woad	lock
Burgstall Old House (Schönfeld)	Plankenfels - Schönfeld - "Mittelberg"	Burgstall
Schönfeld Palace (Upper Franconia)	Plankenfels - Schönfeld	lock
Burgstall Schweinsberg	Betzenstein - Spies - "Schweinsberg"	Burgstall
Burgstall Seelig	Waischenfeld - Seelig	Burgstall
Burgstall Seidwitz	Creußen - Seidwitz	Burgstall
Sophienberg Castle	Hague - Obernschreez	lock
Burgstall Spies	Betzenstein - Spies	Burgstall	before 1187	Destroyed in 1553, the moat with outer wall and two remains of walls have been preserved
Church castle St. Marien	Gesees	Fortified church	1410	Destroyed in 1430, consecrated again in 1441. Tower rebuilt in 1583.
Stein Castle	Gefrees -Stone	Höhenburg (Spornburg) of the Walpoten , later property of the Bamberg Monastery	around 1000	Apart from the manor house, which has been converted into a chapel, only remains of the wall have been preserved
Stierberg castle ruins	Betzenstein - Stierberg	Castle	around 1200	Destroyed in 1553, used as a quarry in the 19th and 20th centuries. Remnants of the wall, lower castle tower and castle cave have been partially preserved.
Seybothenreuth Castle	Seybothenreuth	lock
Old Castle (Streitau)	Gefrees - Streitau	lock	14th Century	In 1902 a new building (school) gave way
New Castle (Streitau)	Gefrees - Streitau	lock	before 1500	A new rectory gave way
Tower hill castle Teinitz	Weidenberg - Gossenreuth	moth
Theta Castle	Bindlach - Theta	lock
Tressau Castle	Kirchenpingarten - Tressau	lock
Trockau Castle	Pegnitz - Trockau	lock	second half of the 18th century	Built on the remains of a 13th century castle. Privately owned
Truppach Castle	Mistelgau - Truppach	lock
Unteraufseß Castle	Aufseß	lock	14th Century	Preserved, private property.
Unterschreez Castle	Hague - Unterschreez	lock
Burgstall Unterwiesentfels	Hollfeld - Wiesentfels	Burgstall
Burgstall Vogelsburg	Waischenfeld - Löhlitz -Löhlitzer Forest	Burgstall
Wadendorf Castle	Plankenfels - Wadendorf	Castle	1453	Significant parts preserved, private property.
Waischenfeld Castle	Waischenfeld	Castle	1122	Burned down in 1553, parts preserved
Wallberg tower hill	Gefrees - Streitau	moth
Wartberg Castle Stables	Pegnitz - Kosbrunn - "Warenberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg) of the noble von Wartberg family, later owned by the Bamberg diocese	12th century, between the years 1149 and 1188, the castle nobility is mentioned, first mentioned in 1308	Disappeared, only the neck ditch and a few remains of the foundation wall preserved, today serves as a lookout rock
Wasserknoden Castle	Bad Berneck in the Fichtel Mountains - Wasserknoden	Castle
Burgstall Wasserkraut	Creußen - water herb	Burgstall
Old Castle (Weidenberg)	Willow Hill	lock
Upper Castle (Weidenberg)	Willow Hill	lock
Lower Castle (Weidenberg)	Willow Hill	lock
Weiher Castle (Ahorntal)	Ahorntal - pond	lock
Weiher Castle (Hollfeld)	Hollfeld - pond	lock
Wiesentfels Castle	Hollfeld - Wiesentfels	Castle	around 1333	Burned down in 1525 and rebuilt. Residence of the Counts of Giech until 1938. Fully preserved, privately owned
Wiesentfels tower hill	Hollfeld - Wiesentfels	moth
Witzleshofen tower hill	Gefrees - Witzleshofen	moth
Tower hill Wünschendorf	Ahorntal - Wünschendorf	moth
Wurzstein castle ruins	Warmensteinach - Zainhammer	Castle	11th century	Destroyed around 1690, few remains of the wall have been preserved.
Zeulenreuth Castle	Speicherersdorf - Zeulenreuth	lock

District of Coburg

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Maple Castle	maple	former castle, chateau	11th century	The remains of the castle were expanded into a castle in 1555, inhabited by the family of the Barons von Erffa
Manor Birkenmoor	Meeder - birch moor	Manor	Medieval	Receive
Birkig Castle	Neustadt near Coburg - Birkig	lock	1572	Initially the manor of those von Birkig. Renewal around 1740 by Georg Paul von Hendrich zu Ahorn. After 1745 under Wilhelm Ernst von Speßhardt zu Mupperg with a brewery and distillery, 1856–1881 with a brick factory. Thereafter private ownership, restoration from around 1960. Castle and stable preserved, farm with alpaca breeding
Section fortification Buchberg	Lautertal - Tiefenlauter - "Buchberg"	Section attachment	Prehistoric	Gone
Tower hill castle grass	Neustadt near Coburg - Plesten	moth
Finkenau Castle	Maple - Finkenau	lock	15th century	Initially a manor with a mill, from 1828 a castle; preserved and inhabited.
Friesendorf tower hill	Ebersdorf near Coburg - Friesendorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Fürth am Berg castle ruins	Neustadt bei Coburg - Fürth am Berg	Castle	1317	Ruin, cellar vault preserved
Geiersberg Castle	Sesslach	lock	17th century	Farm building from the 18th century, today used for gastronomy
Gestungshausen tower hill	Sonnefeld - Gestungshausen	moth
Burgstall Gemünda	Seßlach - Gemünda in Upper Franconia	Burgstall
Tower Hill Großgarnstadt	Ebersdorf near Coburg - Großgarnstadt	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Hassenberg Castle	Hassenberg	lock	1689	1859 converted into a prison, changed and simplified in the process. In the First World War prison camp. Elaborate pilasters have been preserved on the north facade
Heilgersdorf Castle	Seßlach - Heilgersdorf	lock	14th Century	Initially a castle, expanded into a palace in the 18th century. Parish ownership
Burgstall in Heilgersdorfer Forest	Seßlach - Bischwind - "Heilgersdorfer Forest"	Höhenburg (hillside castle, mansion)	High medieval	Gone
Upper Castle (Hero Ride)	Bad Rodach - hero ride	lock	16./17. century	Today's two-wing system from 1823 and 1934, barn 1838.
Lower Castle (Hero Ride)	Bad Rodach - hero ride	former castle		Demolished in 1871 and rebuilt as a parish hall
Wasserburg Heldritt	Bad Rodach - hero ride	Burgstall	13th Century	Between Mühlgraben and Hahnbach, gone
Castle Hohenstein	Maple Hohenstein	lock	1573	First mentioned as a castle in 1306, destroyed in 1525. Rebuilt as a castle in 1573, completely rebuilt in 1759 and created a park
Ketschenbach Castle	Neustadt near Coburg - Ketschenbach	lock	1497	Initially the manor of those von Staffelstein. Burned down in 1886 and rebuilt as a school building, today a residential building.
Kleinwalbur manor	Meeder - Kleinwalbur	Manor	Early modern	Receive
Lahm Castle	Itzgrund - lame	lock	around 1710	The ensemble with the baroque palace of the Barons of Lichtenstein has been preserved
Lauterburg	Rödental - Oberwohlsbach	Castle	around 1150	Initially a castle, around 1700 a new castle was built on old foundations. Dilapidated in the 19th century. The ruin with vaulted cellars has been preserved
Moraviahausen Tower Hill	Bad Rodach - Moraviahausen	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Sternberg Castle Meeder	Meeder	Moth, lock	11th century	Expanded into a castle in 1624, including the old residential tower, private property
Moggenbrunn Castle	Meeder - Moggenbrunn	lock	14th Century	Expanded in the 16th century, private property
Burgstall Neukirchen	Lautertal - Neukirchen	Burgstall
Niederfüllbach Castle	Niederfüllbach	lock	11th to 12th centuries	First a monastery property, then a knight's seat, expanded into today's castle in the 16th century
Niederfüllbach tower hill	Niederfüllbach	moth
Oberfüllbach tower hill	Ebersdorf near Coburg - Oberfüllbach	moth
Obersiemau tower hill	Untersiemau - Obersiemau	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Bad Rodach hunting lodge	Bad Rodach	lock	1748	Princely hunting lodge. Today it is used as a “guest house” and a local museum
Rosenau Castle	Roedental	lock	1439	1817 Expansion according to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel . 1819 birthplace of Prince Albert , later Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of
Roßfeld tower hill	Bad Rodach - Rossfeld	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Rudelsdorf tower hill	Bad Rodach - Rudelsdorf	moth
Schenkenau Castle	Itzgrund -Schenkenau	lock	1286	Ancestral home of the von Rotenhan family. Destroyed down to the ground floor in 1525. Rebuilding until 1660, mill until 1955. Today holiday homes
Scherneck Castle	Untersiemau - Scherneck	lock	1642	First mansion of a manor, dilapidated in 1710 and replaced by a new building around 1775. Received completely.
Schnackenburg tower hill	Neustadt near Coburg - Birkig	moth
Schönstädt Palace	Rödental - Schönstädt	lock	1585	Formerly moated castle. Medieval stone block ground floor. Half-timbered upper storey and double-height attic storey, 16th century, modern extension (shed)
Upper Schottenstein Castle	Itzgrund - Schottenstein	Castle, previously a tower hill castle	1636	Originally built as a castle estate around 1250, destroyed in 1634. The upper part was rebuilt as a two-story castle. 1891 Increase by a boarded-up upper floor. Until 1958 in the possession of the Barons von Schottenstein, since then in their spoon wood from Colberg. Received completely
Middle Schottenstein Castle	Itzgrund - Schottenstein	lock	16./17. century	Receive
Lower Schottenstein Castle (White Castle)	Itzgrund - Schottenstein	lock	Early modern	Disappeared, remains of the wall preserved
Spanish Koppe tower hill	Bad Rodach - "Spanish Koppe"	moth
Stöppach tower hill	Untersiemau - Stöppach	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Tambach Castle	Weitramsdorf - Tambach	lock	Late 17th century	Three-wing complex, residence of the Counts of Ortenburg .
Tower Hill Tiefenlauter	Lautertal - Tiefenlauter	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Herrenhof Unterlauter	Lautertal - Unterlauter	former knight seat	11th century	Parts of the original building are preserved in the new building from 1758
Upper Castle (Einberg)	Rödental - Einberg	lock	Medieval	Gone
Upper Untersiemau Castle	Untersiemau	lock	before 1195	preserved, privately owned, uninhabited and abandoned to decay since 1976. Garden accessible
Untersiemau moated castle	Untersiemau	Moated castle	13th Century	preserved, private property, in the process of renovation, uninhabited. Park not accessible
Waldsachsen Castle	Rödental - Forest Saxony	Manor, castle	14th Century	The castle burned down in 1822, the manor has been preserved
Weissenbrunn Palace	Untersiemau - Weißenbrunn am Forst	lock	14th Century	Manor of the barons of Koenitz. Repeatedly expanded and rebuilt, located in a park, not accessible
Old Castle (Weißenbrunn vorm Wald)	Rödental - Weißenbrunn in front of the forest	Manor	13th Century	Remains of the wall in the castle chapel, consecrated in 1263, from which today's parish church emerged in 1508, preserved in the tower with the date 1483
New Palace (Weißenbrunn vorm Wald)	Rödental - Weißenbrunn in front of the forest	lock	18th century	Three-storey mansard building located in a park. Free state ownership, not accessible
Castle meadows	Seßlach - meadows	lock	14th Century	Today's castle built in the 16th century on the foundation walls of the previous castle. Outbuildings partially preserved in their original form, completely restored around 2000. Private property, logistics company
Wiesenfeld manor	Meeder - Wiesenfeld near Coburg	grange	13th Century	Remodeled in the 17th century, residence of the Scheres-Zieritz Privy Council. Today Scheres-Zieritz-Stiftung under the administration of the Coburg State Foundation
Upper Castle (Wildenheid)	Neustadt near Coburg - Wildenheid	lock	around 1410	Built by Hans von Kemmaten. Burned down in 1890 and rebuilt around 1900 by Bernhard Müller in the Swiss style (“Hard's Haus”). Privately owned
Lower Castle (Wildenheid)	Neustadt near Coburg - Wildenheid	lock	1551	Built by Wilhelm von Schott, after 1589 to Georg Truchseß von Henneberg. The first floor of the original building has been preserved. Upper floor, slated attic and roof turret from the 18th century. School today
Ziegelsdorf Castle	Untersiemau - Ziegelsdorf	lock	19th century	Original building from the 16th to 17th centuries: after 1850 it was redesigned in a neo-Gothic style. Today restaurant, ceremony hall of the community

Forchheim district

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Section fortification Altenburg	Heroldsbach corridor "Altenburg"	Section attachment	Early medieval	Gone; double rampart and a ditch preserved, terrain disturbed by sand pits
Burgstall Alter Schlossberg	Ebermannstadt - Burggaillereuth - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg ( Spornburg ), previously ring wall	Ring wall from the late Hallstatt and early La Tène times, medieval castle stalls	Gone
Burgstall Old Castle	Egloffstein - Affalterthal - "Altschlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	High medieval	Gone; Wall, moat and a short remnant of the wall have been preserved	more pictures
Burgstall Old Castle	Pretzfeld - Oberzaunsbach - "Zaunsbacher Berg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone; The only remaining remnant is a naturally formed but artificially deepened neck ditch	more pictures
Ringwall Old Castle	Eggolsheim - Drgendorf - "Schlossberg"	Ring wall	Early medieval	Disappeared, ring wall with partial outer moat preserved
Bärnfels castle ruins	Obertrubach - Bärnfels	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	around 1330	Castle ruins; Burned down in 1525, secured as a ruin in 1969 and freely accessible
Burgstall Bieberbach	Egloffstein - Bieberbach	Höhenburg (Spornburg) of the Lords of Dachstetten	Probably 13th century	Disappeared, finally destroyed during the Thirty Years' War, no recognizable remains on the rocky reef in the village
Section fortification Borschl	Ebermannstadt - Eschlipp - "Borschl"	Section attachment	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Breitensten	Hetzles - "Hetzleser Berg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg), previously section fortification	Section fortification from the early Middle Ages, again built on a smaller area during the High Middle Ages	Departed, walls preserved
Section fortification Burggraf	Graefenberg - Thuisbrunn - "Burggraf"	Section attachment	Prehistoric or early medieval	Departed, walls preserved
Burgstein Castle Stables	Leutenbach - Ortspitz - "Burgstein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	11th century	Gone; expired around 1200. Neck ditch and a few remains of the wall visible	more pictures
Burk Tower Hill	Forchheim - Burk -lur "Beim Schanzbach"	Niederungsburg ( tower hill castle )	Medieval	Gone
Fortified Church Burk (Holy Three Kings)	Forchheim - Burk	Fortified church	16th Century	Receive
Burgstall Dietrichstein	Pretzfeld - Lützelsdorf - "Diederichstein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	around 1050	Disappeared after 1355, few preserved remains of the wall have been preserved.
Dietzhof Castle	People Bach - Dietzhof	Niederungsburg ( moated castle )	High medieval	Gone
Dormitz mansion	Dormitz	Manor house	Modern	Gone
Fortified Church Dormitz (Our Lady)	Dormitz	Fortified church	15th century	Partly preserved
Burgstall Dörnhof	Graefenberg - Dörnhof	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Ebermannstadt	Ebermannstadt -Flur "Burgstall"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, only the tower mound and ramparts preserved
Fortified church Ebermannstadt (St. Nikolaus)	Ebermannstadt	Fortified church		Churchyard fortifications no longer preserved
Effeltrich fortified church (St. Georg)	Effeltrich	Fortified church	Fortified from 1460	Receive
Eggolsheim fortified church (St. Martin)	Eggolsheim	Fortified church	Late medieval	Partly preserved
Ringwall honorary citizen	Wiesenthau - Schlaifhausen - " Honorary Citizenship "	Ring wall		Departed, walls preserved
Ermreuth Castle	Neunkirchen am Brand - Ermreuth	lock
Egloffstein Castle	Egloffstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	around 1150	Preserved, privately owned	more pictures
Forchheim Castle	Forchheim	City castle	14th Century	Preserved, houses the castle museum
Gaillreuth Castle	Ebermannstadt -Burggaillreuth	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	1122	Destroyed in 1632, partially rebuilt, private property
Gößweinstein Castle	Gößweinstein	Höhenburg ( summit castle )	before 1076	Significant parts preserved, private property	more pictures
Gräfenberg Castle (stone house, large house)	Graefenberg	Niederungsburg	First mentioned in 1172	Disappeared, last remnants removed in 1563
Graefenberg Castle (Nuremberg Nursing Castle )	Graefenberg	lock	14th Century	Receive
Guttenburg Castle	Graefenberg - Guttenburg	lock	18th century	Receive
Hagenbach Castle	Pretzfeld - Hagenbach	lock
Hallerndorf Castle	Hallerndorf	lock	Late medieval	Gone
Burgstall Hainburg (Burgstall Rüsselbach, Burgstall on the cat)	Igensdorf - "Küheberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone, the ring wall, remains of the wall and trenches of the complex, which extends over several levels, have been preserved
Hammermühle Manor	Egloffstein - hammer mill	Hammerherrensitz	Modern	Gone
Ringwall Heidelberg	Egloffstein - Äpfelbach - "Heidelberg"	Ring wall	Prehistory and early history as well as early medieval	Departed, walls preserved
Burgstall Heiliger Bühl	Gößweinstein - Wölm chapel ruin "Heiliger Bühl"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Heroldsbach Castle	Heroldsbach	lock	16th Century	Receive
Burgstall Hetzelsdorf	Pretzfeld - Hetzelsdorf	Niederungsburg in the village, ministerial seat of the noble lords of Schluesselberg	Local nobility is first mentioned in 1287	Gone, site overbuilt today
Hiltpoltstein Castle (Old Castle)	Hiltpoltstein	Höhenburg (summit castle)	First half of the 11th century	Destroyed in 1553, rebuilt in 1559. Mostly preserved, private property since 1966	more pictures
New Castle (Hiltpoltstein)	Hiltpoltstein	lock		Receive
Section fortification Hunnenburg	Ebermannstadt - Gasseldorf - "Hummerstein"	Section attachment	Originally a prehistoric hilltop settlement, the section fortification was probably built during the early Middle Ages	Disappeared, only two section ramparts preserved without ditches
Hundshaupten Castle	Egloffstein - dog heads	Castle, previously a hilltop castle	1369	Destroyed in 1525, rebuilt in 1561. Private property, part of which has been owned by the district since 1991
Jägersburg Castle	Eggolsheim -Bammersdorf	lock		Receive
Kersbach Tower Hill	Forchheim - Kersbach , in the Pfarrgartenstraße 1 area	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Kersbach fortified church (St. Johannes Baptist and St. Ottilie)	Forchheim - Kersbach	Fortified church	Late medieval	Fastening partially preserved
Fortified church Kirchrüsselbach (St. Jakobus)	Igensdorf - Rüsselbach - Kirchrüsselbach	Fortified church	16th Century	Churchyard fortifications preserved
Kohlstein Castle	Gößweinstein - Kohlstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	1486	Preserved, except for the palace chapel in private ownership
Kunreuth Castle	Kunreuth	lock	1109	Receive; Destroyed again in 1525 and again after reconstruction in 1553. Rebuilt in 1558 as a moated castle. In the possession of the Lords of Egloffstein, family archive
Fortified church Langensendelbach (St. Peter and Paul)	Langensendelbach	Fortified church	Modern	Churchyard fortifications preserved
Section fortification Lehmberg	Kunreuth - Weingarts - "Lehmberg"	Section attachment	Prehistory and early history	Gone
Burgstall Leutenbach	Volksbach - St. Moritz	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Ringwall Lindelberg	Neunkirchen am Brand - Rödlas - " Lindelberg "	Ring wall	Prehistoric	Departed, walls preserved
Burgstall Lindelburg	Neunkirchen am Brand - Rödlas - " Lindelberg "	Early medieval ring wall, built into the larger Lindelberg ring wall	Early medieval	Gone
Burgstall Moschendorf	Gößweinstein - Moschendorf	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Neideck castle ruins	Wiesenttal - Streitberg - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	around 1050	Ruin since 1553. Secured from 1996, since 2006 archaeological park in the castle area	more pictures
Section fortification of Neusles	Gräfenberg - Neusles -Waldabteilung "blade"	Section attachment	Probably early medieval	Exited, only a section wall received
Burgstall Niederfellendorf	Wiesenttal - Niederfellendorf , in the area of ​​today's cemetery	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Niedermirsberg tower hill	Ebermannstadt - Niedermirsberg -Flur "Buchholz"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Obertrubach	Obertrubach	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	High medieval	Disappeared, only a few traces of the former castle remain
Burgstall Oberweilersbach	Weilersbach - Oberweilersbach	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Pautzfeld fortified church (Assumption of Mary)	Hallerndorf - Pautzfeld	Fortified church	Late medieval	Fixing received
Pinzberg fortified church (St. Nikolaus)	Pinzberg	Fortified church	Second half of the 15th century	Fortifications and gate tower preserved
Pretzfeld Castle	Pretzfeld	lock	Probably from the late Middle Ages	Receive
Pretzfeld fortified church (St. Kilian)	Pretzfeld	Fortified church	The church was fortified during the 15th century	Cemetery wall preserved
Regensberg castle ruins	Kunreuth - Regensberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	12th Century	Gone; Badly damaged in 1632 and 1639, structural remains demolished in 1867. Castle chapel from 1376 preserved
Reifenberg Castle Stables	Weilersbach -Reifenberg-Vexierkapelle	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Section fortification Reisberg	Pretzfeld - "Reisberg", at the border triangle	Section attachment	Early medieval	Gone
Burgstall Rettern pulpit	Eggolsheim - Rescuers - "Rescuer pulpit"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Reuth Castle	Forchheim - Reuth	Niederungsburg	High medieval, Burgadel was first mentioned in 1172	Disappeared, no more left
Rothenbühl Castle	Ebermannstadt - Rothenbühl	Höhenburg (hillside castle)	High medieval	Disappeared, no remains preserved
Tower hill Rüssenbach	Ebermannstadt - Rüssenbach	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Sattelmannsburg (Stadtmers Bürg)	Gößweinstein - Sattelmannsburg - "Hetzelfels"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Schellenberg Castle	Kleinsendelbach - Schellenberg	lock	14th Century	Extended in the 17th and 19th centuries, completely preserved. Use as business premises since 1993
Ringwall Schießberg	Eggolsheim - Unterstürmig - "Schießberg"	Ring wall	Early medieval	Departed, walls preserved
Burgstall Schlossberg (Heidenstein)	Graefenberg - Haidhof - "Haidhofer Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Second half of the 12th century	Disappeared, few remains of the wall and two trenches have been preserved
Burgstall Keystone	Ebermannstadt	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Second half of the 12th century	Dismissed before 1349. Remnants of the wall in the area of ​​the outer neck ditch partially preserved
Steinhaus manor (Dormitz)	Dormitz	Manor, previously possibly Ministerialenburg	Modern	Gone
Streitberg castle ruins	Wiesenttal - Streitberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	before 1120	Conquered and destroyed in 1553, preserved remains	more pictures
Thuisbrunn Castle	Graefenberg - Thuisbrunn	Höhenburg (summit castle)	before 1348	Ruin; partially rebuilt after destruction in 1460 and 1553, keep and administrative building preserved	more pictures
Burgstall Thüngfelderstein (Eberhardstein Castle)	Gößweinstein - Morschreuth	Höhenburg ( tower castle )	Probably 12th century	Left, only one ditch received
Thurn Castle	Heroldsbach - Thurn	lock	1422	Rebuilt into a baroque palace in 1737. Privately owned, the castle park is accessible as an adventure park
Section fortification Tiefenstürmig	Eggolsheim - Tiefenstürmig corridor "Heiligkreuzholz"	Section attachment	Presumably prehistoric	Gone
Burgstall Unterailsfeld	Gößweinstein - Unterailsfeld	Niederungsburg	Late medieval	Gone
Unterleinleiter Castle	Lower leash	Niederungsburg, possibly tower hill castle	Medieval	Gone
Unterleinleiter Castle	Lower leash	lock	1372	In 1523 during the Peasants' War, after reconstruction in 1690 it burned down and rebuilt. From 1952 to 1985 a special educational children's home, then private property
Burgstall Vestenberg	Wiesenttal - desert stone	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	High medieval	Dismissed before 1536. Wall and former outer wall partially preserved	more pictures
Walkersbrunn manor	Graefenberg - Walkersbrunn , Walkersbrunn 23	Manor house	Modern	Gone
Wannbach manor	Pretzfeld - Wannbach	Manor, previously Niederungsburg (moated castle), Bamberg-episcopal ministerial seat	The local nobility has been mentioned since 1124, the manor was built until 1558	Preserved, castle destroyed in the Peasants' War and the Second Margrave War, then rebuilt as a manor house, today in private ownership
Burgstall Wartleiten	Wiesenttal - Streitberg - "Wartleitenberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Wichsenstein	Gößweinstein - Wichsenstein	Höhenburg (summit castle)	around 1100	Gone; Only in ruins in the middle of the 16th century, today a lookout rock without castle relics
Wiesenthau Castle	Wiesenthau	lock	1379	After being destroyed in 1525, rebuilt in 1566. Fully preserved, used as an inn and hotel
Willersdorf fortified church (St. Bartholomäus)	Hallerndorf - Willersdorf	Fortified church	Late medieval	Fixing received
Wolfsberg castle ruins	Obertrubach - Wolfsberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	around 1150	Ruin; Destroyed and rebuilt in 1388 and 1525 respectively. 1609 uninhabitable. From 1823 use as a quarry, secured foundation walls preserved	more pictures
Tower hill Wöhr	Wiesenttal - Wöhr	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	High medieval	Gone; no more remains visible, today a meadow area
Wolfsberg Castle (Graefenberg)	Graefenberg	lock	after 1567	Receive
Wolkenstein castle ruins	Ebermannstadt -Wolkenstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	15th century	Probably gone before 1525, few remains of the wall have been preserved
Wüstenstein Castle	Wiesenttal - desert stone	Castle, previously a hilltop castle	Medieval	Gone

Hof district

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Burgstall Old Palace (Brunnenthal)	Köditz - Brunnenthal - "Old Palace"	Höhenburg ( Spornburg )	Medieval	Gone
Tower Hill Old Castle (Helmbrechts)	Helmbrechts - Almbranz , 1230 meters west of the village	Niederungsburg , tower hill castle	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill partially leveled
Tower Hill Old Castle (Stobersreuth)	Schwarzenbach an der Saale - Stobersreuth	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Am Rothen Berg	Leupoldsgrün - Lipperts - "Rotenberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Am Weidenstein	Bad Steben - Thierbach - "Mühlberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Autengrün tower hill	Oberkotzau - Autengrün	Niederungsburg ( moated castle , tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, the square castle mound preserved in the moat
Bad Steben fortified church (St. Walburga)	Bad Steben	Fortified church	13th or 14th century	Partly preserved, nave demolished in 1910
Fortified Church Berg (St. Jakobus)	mountain	Fortified church	14./15. century	Churchyard fortifications partially preserved
Burgstall amber	Schwarzenbach am Wald - Bernstein am Wald - "Burgstadel"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Disappeared, only a remnant of a trench has been preserved
Burgstall Blankeneck	Issigau - Kemlas - "Blankeneck"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Worn, horseshoe-shaped moat and another moat preserved
Brandstein Castle	Mountain - Brandstein	Castle , previously Braunstein Castle	Medieval castle, castle built around 1800	Receive
Braunstein castle ruins	Mountain - Brandstein	Castle	Medieval	Gone, converted into a castle
Burgstall Brunnenthal	Köditz - Brunnenthal , 1100 meters north-northwest of the village	Höhenburg (ground floor residence)	Medieval	Gone
Manor Bug	Weissdorf - Bug	Manor house	12th or 13th century	A manor (14th century) developed from a tower hill complex, rebuilt like a castle after several destruction in the 18th century, sheep farm since 1998
Burgstall Bug	Weissdorf - Bug	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Castle bow	Mountain - bow	Castle, previously a moated castle	Medieval castle, castle from the 16th / 17th centuries century	Receive
Dobenck Castle	Rehau - Dobenck	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle), ancestral seat of the Lords of Dobeck	First mentioned in 869	Gone
Döhlau Castle	Döhlau	lock	1702	Former knight's seat, rebuilt as a castle after a fire in 1702, private property
Dorschenhammer Castle	Schauenstein - Dorschenhammer	Hammer lock	17./18. century	Receive
Burgstall Feilitzsch	Feilitzsch	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Feilitzsch Castle	Feilitzsch	lock	1742	Receive
Feilitzsch Knight's Seat (Schlössle)	Feilitzsch	lock	17./18. century	Received, today an inn
Freilitzsches Schloss (Upper Castle)	Pots	lock	16th Century	Residential building since 1990.
Förbau ring wall	Schwarzenbach an der Saale - Förbau - "Haidberg"	Höhenburg (spur location)	Medieval	Worn, traces of the terrain visible
Förbau manor	Schwarzenbach an der Saale - Förbau	Niederungsburg (moated castle)	Medieval	Gone
Manor Frog Green	Naila - Naila frog green	Manor house	Early modern	Left, park received
Gattendorf Castle	Gattendorf - Schloßgattendorf	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	13./14. century	Ruins, castle courtyard, remains of a waiting room and moat have been preserved
Gattendorf Castle	Gattendorf - Schloßgattendorf	lock	1702/02	Receive
Fortified church Geroldsgrün (St. Jakobus)	Geroldsgrün	Fortified church	Modern	Church courtyard fortifications with three round towers partially preserved
Gottsmannsgrün Castle	Berg - Gottsmannsgrün	lock	17th century	Preserved, brewery privately owned.
Gumpertsreuth Castle	Gattendorf - Gumpertsreuth	lock	Medieval, 17th / 18th centuries Century expanded	Receive
Burgstall Haideck	Oberkotzau - Haideck - "Haidleite"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone, in 1421 already mentioned as a desert. Traces of wall and ditch visible
Hallerstein Castle	Schwarzenbach an der Saale - Hallerstein	lock	15th century	ruin
Hartungs Tower Hill	Leupoldsgrün - Hartungs	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Hinterer Buberg tower hill	Weißdorf - Bug - "Bugberg"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Hirschstein castle ruins	Martinlamitzer Forst-Nord	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	before 13th century	Destroyed in the middle of the 14th century, remains of the wall preserved
Hofstatt tower hill	Zell im Fichtelgebirge - Grossenau	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Hohenberg Castle	Regnitzlosau - Hohenberg	lock	Medieval / modern	Abandoned, burned down in 1958
Hohenrod Castle Stables	Unregulated area of ​​Geroldsgrüner Forst - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Second half of the 12th century	Disappeared, neck ditch and double ring wall around the main castle preserved
Knight seat Isaar	Töpen - Isaar	Manor house	Medieval	Conservation yard
Issigau Castle	Issigau	lock	16th Century	Receive
Joditz Manor	Köditz - Joditz	Manor house	1534	Receive
Köditz Tower Hill	Köditz - "Mühlhügel"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Köditz Castle	Köditz	lock	Late medieval	Receive
Köditz fortified church	Köditz	Fortified church	Late medieval	Receive
Konradsreuth Castle	Konradsreuth	Castle (moated castle) with castle park, in it the traces of a tower hill complex	Probably 13th century	Preserved, privately owned
Lichtenberg Castle	Lichtenberg	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	12th Century	Destroyed by fire in 1682. Preserved as a ruin, the donjon reconstructed
Lippertsgrün Castle	Naila - Lippertsgrün	lock	Early modern	Receive
Löwelsches Gut	Naila - Marx green	Hammer lock	17./18. century	Receive
Marlesreuth Tower Hill	Naila - Marlesreuth	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Manor Moss	Mountain - moss	Manor house	17./18. century	Receive
Mechlenreuth tower hill	Münchberg - Mechlenreuth	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Münchberg tower hill	Münchberg	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Tower Hill Münchenreuth	Feilitzsch - Münchenreuth	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Departed, tower hill leveled
Tower Hill Mussen	Münchberg - Mussen	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill partially built over
Naila Tower Hill	Naila	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Nentschau tower hill	Regnitzlosau - Nentschau	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, round tower hill preserved
Nestelreuth manor	Naila - Nestelreuth	Manor house	18th century	Receive
Neuhaus Castle	Selbitz - Neuhaus	lock	15th century	Receive
Niedernberg Castle	Regnitzlosau	lock	Modern	Receive
Oberkotzau Castle	Oberkotzau	lock	before 16th century	Destroyed in the 16th century, rebuilt as a baroque palace in the 18th century, burned down in 1852 and rebuilt. Today partly privately owned, partly Diakonie dormitory.
Oberschwarzenstein Castle	Schwarzenbach am Wald - Schwarzenstein	Castle, previously a hilltop castle	Medieval castle, castle from 1795	Preserved, now serves as a residential building
Burgstall Osseck	Regnitzlosau - Osseck am Wald - "Stinkbühl"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Ostburg	Zell im Fichtelgebirge - Sparnecker Forest - " Großer Waldstein "	Höhenburg (summit castle)	12th Century	Abandoned in the 14th century and used as a quarry, numerous remains have been preserved as ruins
Burgstall Raitschin	Regnitzlosau - Raitschin	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Rehau Castle Stables	Rehau	Niederungsburg	13th Century	Gone
Regnitzlosau Castle	Regnitzlosau	lock	Early modern	Gone
Regnitzlosau tower hill	Regnitzlosau	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill largely destroyed by road construction
Regnitzlosau II tower hill	Regnitzlosau	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Reitzenstein Castle Stables	Issigau - Reitzenstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Reitzenstein Castle	Issigau - Reitzenstein	Castle, previously a hilltop castle	1740-65	Receive
Reuthlas tower hill	Konradsreuth - Reuthlas	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Departed, tower hill leveled
Rodeck Castle Stables	Schwarzenbach am Wald - Rodecker Forst-Ost - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Rodesgrün	Selbitz - Rodesgrün , at height point 604.8	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Rodesgrün tower hill	Selbitz - Rodesgrün , 450 meters east of the town center	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Rudolphstein Castle	Berg - Rudolphstein	lock	15th century, medieval predecessor buildings	Preserved, now houses a hotel
Saalenstein Castle Stables	Köditz - Saalenstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Schartenmauer	Köditz - Scharten	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Disappeared, remains of the wall preserved
Schauenstein Castle	Schauenstein	lock	around 1230	Preserved, now houses a fire department and local history museum
Schlegel Castle	Köditz - Schlegel	Castle	16./17. century	Receive
Schnarchenreuth Castle	Berg - Schnarchenreuth	Castle, previously a tower hill castle	Medieval	Building dilapidated today
Schottenhammer Castle	Naila - Schottenhammer	Hammer lock	Second half of the 18th century	Receive
Schwarzenbach Castle	Schwarzenbach on the Saale	lock	Early modern	Preserved, now serves as the town hall
Upper Gut (Schwarzenbach am Wald)	Schwarzenbach am Wald	Manor of the Lords of Reitzenstein	Medieval	Receive
Lower Gut (Schwarzenbach am Wald)	Schwarzenbach am Wald	Manor of the Lords of Reitzenstein	Medieval	Gone
Schweinsbach tower hill	Münchberg - Schweinsbach	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Departed, tower hill leveled
Old Castle (Selbitz)	Selbitz	lock	Early modern	Abandoned, canceled in 1972, no remains
New Castle (Selbitz)	Selbitz	lock	17th century	Receive
Sparneck Castle	Sparneck	Niederungsburg	Early 13th century	Destroyed in 1523 and left to decay. 1730 New building of an office building using old wall remains (visible)
Parkschlößchen Bad Steben	Bad Steben	lock		hotel
Burgstall Stockenroth	Sparneck - Stockenroth	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Left, trench remains
Tauperlitz tower hill castle	Döhlau - Tauperlitz	Niederungsburg (moated castle, tower hill castle)	around 1200	Disappeared, moat preserved
Thierbach Castle Stables	Bad Steben - Thierbach	Niederungsburg, predecessor to Thierbach Castle	Medieval	Gone
Thierbach Castle ruins	Bad Steben - Thierbach	lock	Late 15th century	Destroyed in 1554 and in the Thirty Years War , rebuilt, abandoned to ruin in 1727. Wall remains visible, stables preserved
Töpen Castle	Pots	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Trogen	Trogen	Niederungsburg (moated castle)	Medieval	Gone
Trogen manor	Trogen	Manor house	Medieval, today's building from the 18th century	Receive
Manor Trogen II	Trogen	Manor house	Medieval, today's building from the 18th century	Receive
Unterblade Spur Manor	Naila - lower blade spur	Manor house		13th Century. Manor with hammer mill, preserved
Unterschwarzenstein Castle	Schwarzenbach am Wald - Schwarzenstein	lock	1708	Today residential building
Uprode Castle	Weißdorf - Oppenroth -Flur "Hag"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	around 1320	Destroyed in 1523, preserved as a ruin
Tower hill choice height	Helmbrechts - Wahlhöhe - "Wahlershöhe"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Waldschlösschen tower hill	Regnitzlosau - Waldschlösschen	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Waldsteinburg	Zell im Fichtelgebirge - Sparnecker Forest - " Großer Waldstein "	Höhenburg (summit castle)	1350	Destroyed in 1523, ruin
Wallenrode Castle	Unregulated area of ​​Geroldsgrüner Forst - "Burgstein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg), ancestral castle of the Lords of Wallenrode	Mid 13th century	Left, two neck ditches and several wall ditches have survived from the three-part complex
Weissdorf moated castle	Weissdorf	lock	1364	Initially a castle, destroyed in 1523, rebuilt after 1543 as a castle with the curtain wall and tower preserved. Both broken off in 1875, private property
Weissenstein guard tower	Stammbach - " Weißenstein "	Watch tower	Late medieval	Gone, replaced today by a new building
Tower hill castle Woja	Rehau - Woja	Niederungsburg (moated castle, tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, only the tower hill in a pond is still preserved
Burgstall Zedtwitz	Feilitzsch - Zedtwitz	Niederungsburg (moated castle)	Medieval	Gone
Zedtwitz Castle	Feilitzsch - Zedtwitz	lock	Early modern	Receive

District of Kronach

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Alte Kemenate Castle (Nagel)	Küps nail	lock	14th Century	Preserved, private property
Tower Hill Old Castle	Stockheim - Hasslach	Niederungsburg ( tower hill castle, moated castle )	Medieval	Gone, castle site between two streams on an island
Tower Hill Alter Schlossberg	Kronach -Kathragrub- "Alter Schlossberg"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, five meter high tower with a moat preserved
Burgstall Am Schlossberg	Steinwiesen toll house	Burgstall
Birkach Castle	Kronach - Birkach	Castle
Buchbach tower hill	Steinbach am Wald - Buchbach	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall The castle	Weißenbrunn	Niederungsburg	Late medieval, probably mentioned in 1416	Gone, castle site built over today
Tower Hill The Bastion	Weißenbrunn	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, built over by a villa
Entmannsdorf tower hill	Kronach- Entmannsdorf	moth
Upper Fischbach Castle	Kronach - Fischbach	lock		Receive.
Lower Fischbach Castle	Kronach - Fischbach	lock
Middle Castle Friesen	Kronach - Frisians	lock		Gone
Upper Friesen Castle	Kronach - Frisians	Burgstall		Ruin demolished in 2009.
Lower Friesen Castle	Kronach - Frisians	lock	1391	Manor of the Knights of Zeyern, 1625–1801 private property, then redesigned in Baroque style. 1804–2008 rectory. Today residential building.
Haig Castle	Stockheim - Haig	lock		Privately owned.
Hain Castle	Küps Grove	lock	1774	Preserved, private property.
Haßlach tower hill	Stockheim - Haßlach - "Grubholz" corridor	Tower Hill Castle	Medieval	Disappeared, upstream moat fortifications preserved
Hesselbach Castle	Wilhelmsthal - Hesselbach	lock		Gone
Heunischenburg fortification section	Mitwitz - Burgstall	Prehistoric section fortification	10th century BC Chr.	Abandoned, 1986 and 2000 reconstruction of wall sections.
Hirschfeld tower hill	Steinbach am Wald- Hirschfeld	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, today built over by the Catholic branch church of the Visitation
Hohenrot Castle	Stockheim - Neukenroth - "Eilaberg"	lock	Medieval	Gone
Rear (new) Küps Castle	Küps	lock	around 1400	Privately owned Baroness von Redwitz.
Middle (old) Küps Castle	Küps	lock	1151	New building in the 16th century, private property.
Upper Küps Castle (Schemenau)	Küps	lock	16th Century	Preserved, private property.
Lauenstein Castle	Ludwigsstadt- Lauenstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	12th Century	Expanded in 1554 in the Renaissance style. Privately owned in 1815 and initially abandoned to ruin, expanded into a hotel in 1896. State-owned since 1962, hotel closed since 2007. Museum open.
Ludwigsstadt Palace	Ludwigsstadt	lock		Today kindergarten
Burgstall Ludwigsstadt	Ludwigsstadt	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Tower Hill Ludwigsstadt	Ludwigsstadt -Oberneu-Hüttendorf- "Black Mountain"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	High medieval	Gone
Hofgut Melanger	Küps	Ground monument	14th Century	Left in 1668. Findings from the Middle Ages and the early modern period.
Upper lock	Mitwitz	lock	Late Middle Ages	Burned out in 1634, expanded into a castle in 1713 using old walls. Privately owned.
Mitwitz moated castle	Mitwitz	lock	1266	Partly destroyed in 1525. Rebuilt as a moated castle at the end of the 16th century. Since 1989 the seat of the Upper Franconian Ecological Educational Center and the Upper Franconian Beekeeping School with a small beekeeping museum.
Tower hill Obere Bürg	Steinbach am Wald - Obere Bürg	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, trapezoidal tower hill with rampart and moat preserved
Oberlangenstadt Castle	Küps - Oberlangenstadt	lock	1862	Complete with park.
Rosenberg Fortress	Kronach	Castle	13th Century	1656–1699 and 1706–1867 expansion into a baroque fortress. Seat of the Franconian Gallery of the Bavarian National Museum. Guided tours through the above-ground and part of the underground facilities.
Rothenkirchen Castle	Pressig - Rothenkirchen	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Around 1187	Partly preserved
Burgstall Rothenkirchen	Pressig - Rothenkirchen - "Fosshügel"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Schlossberg (North Halben)	Nordhalben - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Between 1151 and 1154	Departed, section trench received
Burgstall Schlossberg (Seibelsdorf)	Marktrodach - Seibelsdorf - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Departed, section trench received
Burgstall Schlossberg (Steinwiesen)	Steinwiesen -Rieblich- "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, no more visible remains
Schmölz Castle	Küps - Schmölz	lock	1194	Destroyed in 1525, rebuilt in 1536. Privately owned, café.
Black Geis Castle Stables (Steinberg Castle)	Wilhelmsthal- Steinberg- "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval, in 1150 the castle nobility was named	Gone
Seibelsdorf Castle	Marktrodach - Seibelsdorf	lock	1818	Today residential building.
Seibelsdorf tower hill	Marktrodach - Seibelsdorf	moth
Steinberg Castle Stables	Wilhelmsthal- Steinberg	Burgstall
Sternberg fortification section	Kronach- Russmühle- "Sternberg"	Section attachment	probably early medieval	Gone
Stockheim Castle	Stockheim	lock
Theisenort Castle	Küps- Theisenort	Castle	1335	Old guard of the former castle preserved, restaurant. The castle burned out in 1947, then converted into residential buildings.
Tüschnitz moated castle	Küps -Tüschnitz	Ground monument	Late medieval	Disappeared, foundations uncovered and secured; The castle's economic building from 1822 has been preserved, today the town hall
Tschirn Castle Stables	Tschirn - "Hammerberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Disappeared, core mound with moat and ramparts preserved
Waldenfels Castle	Wallenfels - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	After 1195	Disappeared, neck moat and impressive ring moat around the main castle
Welitsch tower hill	Pressig - Welitsch - "Bärnsbrunnen"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Fortified church Welitsch	Pressy - Welitsch	Fortified church	Medieval	Receive
Burgstall Wildenberg	Weißenbrunn -Wildenberg- "Long Mountain"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	1248	Gone

District of Kulmbach

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Burgstall Alladorf	Thurnau - Alladorf	Niederungsburg	Medieval	Gone
Alladorf tower hill	Thurnau - Alladorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill partially built over
Burgstall Altenhollfeld	Thurnau - Alladorf - "Burgstall"	Burgstall
Burgstall on the Heidelknock	Kasendorf - Azendorf - "Heidelknock"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall on the pulpit	Stadtsteinach - "Pulpit"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Left, neck ditch preserved
Breitenreuth manor	Guttenberg - Breitenreuth	Manor house	1746-1750	Received according to plans by Balthasar Neumann .
Burgstall castle hill	Marktschorgast - Rohrersreuth - "Gondelberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Castle stable badly damaged, neck moat partially preserved
Buchau Castle	Mainleus - Buchau	lock
Cottenau Castle	Wirsberg - Cottenau	lock
Danndorf Castle	Mainleus	lock
Eisenwind Tower Hill	Rugendorf - Eisenwind	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, the tower hill in the local area is now leveled and built over
Burgstall Eulenburg (Grafengehaig)	Earl mate	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	11-16 Century?	1371 "Ewelstein" near Grafengehaig v. Waldenrode. 1434 to Grafengehaig in the Ewelburg. Around 1500 high castle of the Ewel zu Grafgehaig. According to oral tradition, ruins around 1900, underground passages. Today "rough rock", possibly large amounts of rubble (collapse of the wall), leveling layers recognizable.
Forstleiten Castle	Thurnau - Forstleithen	lock
Neuguttenberg Castle	Guttenberg	Castle	1482-92	Destroyed in 1523 and rebuilt as a castle using the remains. Today's facility has few features of the medieval castle. Residence of the Enoch family from und zu Guttenberg.
Altguttenberg Castle	Guttenberg	Castle	around 1318	Destroyed in 1523 and not rebuilt. No leftovers received.
Fortified church Grafengehaig	Earl mate	Fortified church	around 1448	Historically significant culture, built around 1448 on remains from the 13/14. Century, well-preserved fortification, is one of the oldest and best preserved in Germany
Ringwall Grünbürg	Stadtsteinach -Grünbürg	Ring wall	Early medieval	Disappeared, double ring wall preserved
Green Castle (Mittlerhaus)	Guttenberg	lock	1819	Erected over an older core, today Baron von Guttenbergsche Rentenverwaltung.
Grünwehr Castle	Kulmbach	lock
Old Heinersreuth Castle (Wildensteiner Schlösschen)	Presseck - Heinersreuth	lock	around 1500	Preserved, forestry operation.
New Heinersreuth Castle	Presseck - Heinersreuth	lock
Prinzenbau Himmelkron	Sky crown	lock	End of the 16th century	Until the 19th century summer residence and hunting lodge of the Bayreuth margraves. Today dormitory and day care center for people with intellectual disabilities.
Burgstall Hohe Reuth	Rugendorf - Losau , 550 meters north of the town center	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Disappeared, neck ditch and ramparts preserved
Tower Hill High Tower	Wonsees - Grossenhül	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Departed, castle site strongly disrupted today
Hummendorf Castle	Untereinach	lock
Jöslein Castle	Neudrossenfeld - Jöslein	lock	16th Century	Expanded in 1752. Receive.
Katschenreuth Castle	Kulmbach	lock
Kulmbach Palace	Kulmbach	lock
Kunreuth tower hill	Presseck - Kunreuth	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, square core mound with moat and outer wall preserved
Kirchleus Castle	Kulmbach - Kirchleus	lock
Lanzendorf Castle	Himmelkron - Lanzendorf	lock
Lindenberg Castle	Kasendorf - Lindenberg	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle), later a castle	High medieval	Disappeared, square tower mound with moat and outer wall preserved. Castle site today partially built over.
Castle stable in Lösau	Kulmbach - Lösau - "Lösauer Berg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg, ground floor residence)	Probably 11th century	Departed, moat received
Mangersreuth tower hill	Kulmbach - Mangersreuth	moth
Marktschorgast fortified church (St. Jakob)	Marktschorgast	Fortified church
Neudrossenfeld Castle	Neudrossenfeld	lock	16th Century	Expanded in 1752. Receive.
Neuhaus tower hill	Wirsberg	moth
Nordeck castle ruins	Stadtsteinach	Castle	around 1100	Destroyed in 1438, rebuilt around 1450, destroyed again and abandoned in 1525. Some parts have been preserved as ruins.
Oberdornlach tower hill	Kulmbach - Oberdornlach	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Upper Künsberg Castle	Thurnau	lock
Partenfeld tower hill (stone house)	Thurnau - Partenfeld	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower mound with a diameter of 15 meters as well as rampart and moat preserved
Peesten Castle	Kasendorf - Peesten	lock
Plassenburg	Kulmbach	Castle	around 1135	Expanded into a fortress in 1530, largely destroyed in 1554. 1557–1607 reconstruction in the Renaissance style. 1862–1928 prison, 1933–1945 Reich School of German Technology . Today the largest collection of pewter figures in the world.
Burgstall Rabenstein	Wirsberg - "Rabenstein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Disappeared, double neck ditch preserved
Burgstall Rauhenstein	Presseck - Schlackenreuth - "Rauhenstein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Disappeared, section trench with outer wall preserved
Rugendorf Castle	Rugendorf	lock	1555	Original condition preserved, residential building.
Oriental building Sanspareil	Wonsees - Sanspareil	lock	1747	Building designed as a rural hermitage in the entrance area of ​​the Sanspareil rock garden. After 1835 abandoned to ruin. 1950–1956 Securing of the building and interior restoration. Today museum.
Schimmendorf tower hill	Mainleus - Schimmendorf -Flur "Burgstall"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower mound and moat preserved
Tower Hill Castle (Vannau Castle)	Ködnitz	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle, moated castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, round tower hill preserved, formerly separated from the White Main by a moat
Schlössle tower hill (Alte Schmelz or Schmölz)	Kupferberg - Dörnhof , about 900 meters east of the village	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, trapezoidal tower hill with rampart and moat preserved
Schmeilsdorf Castle	Mainleus - Schmeilsdorf	lock
Schwand Tower Hill	Stadtsteinach - Schwand	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone, the tower hill in the local area is now partially built over
Schwedenschanze tower hill	Kulmbach - Burghaig	Tower Hill Castle	Medieval	Disappeared, castle hill with partial outer moat preserved
Schwedenschanze tower hill	Kulmbach - Lehenthal - "Röt" corridor	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, leveled by agriculture
Stadtsteinach Castle	Stadtsteinach	lock
Steinbach manor	Marktleugast - Steinbach	Manor house
Steinenhausen Castle	Kulmbach - Steinenhausen	lock	from 1481	Until 1935 owned by the baronial von und zu Guttenberg family. Then kindergarten teacher seminar, maternity home and retirement home. Since 1987 branch of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment
Thurnau Castle	Thurnau	lock	13th Century	Between 1430 and 1840 it was constantly rebuilt, expanded and expanded. The castle was never destroyed. Part of the facility is now used by the Research Institute for Music Theater at the University of Bayreuth , while another part is used as a hotel and restaurant. The stables serve as an event hall.
Trebgast Castle	Trebgast	lock
Fortified church Trebgast (St. Johannis)	Trebgast	Fortified church	probably second half of the 15th century	Receive
Burgstall Turmberg	Kasendorf	Burgstall	11./12. century	Small remains of the wall have been preserved.
Unterauhof tower hill (Rauhental castle?)	Mainleus - Unterauhof	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle, moated castle)	Medieval	Gone, tower hill with reconstructed stone house
Fortified Church Untersteinach (St. Oswald)	Untereinach	Fortified church
Lower Castle (Lower House)	Guttenberg	lock	Early 18th century	Stately mansard hipped roof, formerly owned by the von und zu Guttenberg family. Receive
Castle stable Untersteinach	Untersteinach - wire mill	Burgstall
Vorderreuth Castle	Stadtsteinach - Vorderreuth , 440 meters north-northeast of the local church	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill eight meters in diameter with ring moat and outer wall preserved
Wartenfels castle ruins	Presseck - Wartenfels	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	1327	Castle ruins, remains of the tower preserved
Wartenfels tower hill (Presseck)	Presseck - Wartenfels	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, square tower hill preserved
Wernstein Castle	Mainleus - Wernstein	Castle	1376	Instead of a destroyed previous system. From 1567 expansion to a renaissance castle. Fully preserved and inhabited (private property!)
Wildenstein Castle	Presseck	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	around 1300	Gone
Wirsberg castle ruins	Wirsberg - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	around 1300	Ruin, destroyed and abandoned in 1554. Remnants of the wall preserved.
Rabenstein'sches Schloss Wirsberg	Wirsberg	lock
Zultenberg tower hill	Kasendorf - Zultenberg	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Zwernitz Castle	Wonsees - Sanspareil	Castle	Mid 12th century	1553 and after a makeshift construction partially destroyed in 1632. Rebuilt in 1745 as part of the Sanspareil rock garden without fortifications and outer bailey. Museum since 1963.

Lichtenfels district

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Abtenberg ring wall	Community-free area Breitengüßbacher Forst - "Abtenberg"	Ring wall	10th century	Disappeared, remains of the ring wall with outer moat preserved
Ringwall Alter Staffelberg	Bad Staffelstein - Uetzing - "Alter Staffelberg"	Ring wall, possibly a fortified observation post for the Menosgada oppidum on the Staffelberg	Prehistoric	Disappeared, remains of the ring wall around the entire mountain plateau have been preserved
Ansberg Castle Stables	Ebensfeld - Dittersbrunn - "Ansberg"	Höhenburg ( summit castle )	11th century, Burgadel mentioned in 1087	Gone, only the castle hill is still preserved, today the location of the St. Veit chapel
Arnstein Castle Stables	Weismain - Arnstein	Höhenburg ( Spornburg )	1100-1200	Built as a hilltop castle by the Lords of Arnhem, it was lost until the 18th century. New construction of a castle on the remains of the castle, demolished in 1953 and built over by an agricultural enterprise.
Burgstall on the Heideknock (Leuchnitz Castle)	Weismain - Arnstein - "Heideknock"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	First mentioned in 1165	Disappeared, only moats and walls preserved
Banz Castle	Bad Staffelstein - Neubanz	Ring wall, later hill fort	Early medieval ring wall, hilltop castle of the High Middle Ages	Gone, overbuilt by the Banz monastery
Banz Castle	Bad Staffelstein - Neubanz	lock	1803	Founded as a monastery and rebuilt from 1635 after destruction in the Thirty Years War. Abandoned as a monastery in 1803 and expanded into a castle. Received completely. Since 1978 conference center of the Hanns Seidel Foundation .
Ringwall Banzer Berg	Bad Staffelstein - Neubanz - "Banzer Berg"	Ring wall	8/9 century	Departed, ring wall received
Castle book	Lichtenfels - Buch am Forst	lock	1722/24	Built over an older core, preserved.
Burgkunstadt Castle	Burgkunstadt - "Altenberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	9th century, then used until the High Middle Ages	Disappeared, few remains
Burgstall near Burgstall	Hochstadt am Main - Burgstall	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	High medieval	Gone
Burgstall section fortification	Ebensfeld corridor "Burgstall"	Section fortification , possibly a hilltop settlement	Prehistory and early history or medieval	Gone
Section fortification Dornig	Bad Staffelstein - Stublang - "Thorny"	Section attachment	Early medieval	Disappeared, a double wall-ditch system preserved
Ebneth Castle	Burgkunstadt - Ebneth	lock	before 1353	Built over an older core. Several times destroyed, burned out and partially rebuilt. Today privately owned.
Geiskirche fortification section	Weismain - Schammendorf - "Schammenleithe"	Section attachment	Prehistoric	Got off, easy section wall
Giechkröttendorf Castle	Weismain - Giechkröttendorf	lock	Early modern with medieval predecessor buildings	Receive
Section fortification Graitz	Bad Staffelstein - Frauendorf - "Graitz"	Section attachment	Medieval	Gone, double wall system received
Ringwall Great Kordigast	Altenkunstadt - Pfaffendorf - " Big Kordigast "	Ring wall	Between 600 and 400 BC Chr.	Disappeared, two-part ring wall preserved
Hahnhof Tower Hill	Ebensfeld - Hahnhof	Niederungsburg ( tower hill castle )	Medieval	Gone
Hainzendorf tower hill	Burgkunstadt - Hainzendorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	10th or 11th century	Disappeared, tower mound with a diameter of 40 meters preserved
Hochstadt Castle	Hochstadt am Main	Moated castle , previously a castle	Medieval castle, early modern castle	Gone
Section fortification Kahlberg	Weismain - Görau - "Kahlberg"	Section attachment	Late Hallstatt-early La Tène period, re-fortified during the early Middle Ages in Carolingian-Ottonian times	Disappeared, several section walls and a shallow ditch preserved
Burgstall Kleinziegenfeld	Weismain - field of small goats	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	High medieval	Gone
Kleinziegenfeld Castle (Jägerhaus)	Weismain - field of small goats	Castle, previously a hilltop castle	High medieval	Gone
Section fortification Kröttenstein	Weismain - " Kröttenstein "	Section attachment	Early medieval	Gone
Ring wall Kulch	Bad Staffelstein - Altenbanz - "Kulch"	Ring wall	Early medieval, presumably Ottonian period	Disappeared, two-part ring wall preserved
Külmitzberg fortification section	Altenkunstadt - Pfaffendorf - " Külmitzberg "	Section attachment	Prehistory and early history or rather early medieval	Disappeared, triple wall and ditch system preserved
Kutzenberg tower hill	Ebensfeld - Kutzenberg	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Lichtenfels Castle	Lichtenfels - "Castle Hill"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Probably around 1000	Gone, castle site today completely built over
Kastenboden lock	Lichtenfels	lock	Early modern, medieval predecessor buildings	Receive
Liebenburg Castle	Ebensfeld - Oberbrunn - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg, Turmhügelburg)	High medieval, first mentioned in 1268	Disappeared, 30 meter tall and 7.5 meter high tower hill preserved
Maineck Castle	Altenkunstadt - Maineck	lock	12th Century	Receive
Mellaberg fortification section	Bad Staffelstein - Kümmersreuth - "Mellenberg"	Section attachment	Prehistoric and early medieval	Disappeared, received a four-fold wall-ditch system
Nassanger Weiher tower hill	Lichtenfels - Trieb - "Nassanger Weiher"	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Disappeared, tower hill received
Niesten Castle	Weismain - Niesten	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	before 1128	Disappeared, partly decayed from 1710 and demolished in 1872–1882. Few wall remains and several trenches have been preserved
Burgstall Obristfeld	Redwitz an der Rodach - Obristfeld	Höhenburg (Spornburg)		Gone
Burgstall Pfaffendorf	Altenkunstadt - Pfaffendorf - " Big Kordigast "	Höhenburg (Spornburg, ground floor residence )	Medieval	Left, dig received
Burgstall parish rocks	Bad Staffelstein - Tiefenthal - "Pfarrfelsen"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	11th century	Disappeared, section wall and neck ditch preserved
Section fortification Possenberg	Ebensfeld - Oberküps - "Possenberg"	Section fortification and ring wall	Prehistoric section fortifications, early medieval ramparts	Gone, prehistoric section ramparts and the ring wall built into the section fortifications have been preserved
Burgstall Rauhenstein	Weismain - "Rauhenstein"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Burgstall Rauschenstein	Weismain - Arnstein	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	probably built during the 13th century	Disappeared, only one piece of wall received
Redwitz Castle	Redwitz an der Rodach	lock	before 1350	Erected on the remains of a castle. Partly burned down in 1525, immediately rebuilt. Expanded in the 17th century. Mostly preserved, private property.
Burgstall Schlossberg	Bad Staffelstein - Kümmersreuth - "Schlossberg"	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Dismissed, section ramparts and section trenches and probably the basement excavation of a keep preserved
Schney Castle	Lichtenfels - Schney	lock	1680-1690	Built in place of an older castle complex. Today the "Franken-Akademie" conference center.
Schönbrunn Castle	Bad Staffelstein - Schönbrunn	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	12./13. century	Disappeared, tower hill with moat and outer wall partially preserved
Section fortification of the Schwedenschanze	Lichtenfels - Oberlangheim - "Unterglänzberg"	Section attachment	Prehistory and early history	Disappeared, several section walls with trenches received
Seubersdorf II tower hill	Weismain - Seubersdorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Seubersdorf tower hill	Weismain - Seubersdorf	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	11th century	Gone, overbuilt by the local church
Lichtenfels City Palace (Kastenboden)	Lichtenfels	lock	1555 (as " Trutzburg " for Caspar von Sternberg against the city of Lichtenfels and Bamberg prince-bishops)	Preserved, in 1970 in city ownership, renovated in 1991, used for events and catering
Ring wall on the Staffelberg (Oppidum Menosgada)	Bad Staffelstein - " Staffelberg "	Ring wall	Committed since the Stone Age	Disappeared, 700 by 900 meter multi-part ring wall preserved
Steglitz Castle	Bad Staffelstein - Altenbanz - "Steglitz"	Höhenburg (summit castle)	Probably built in 1337/38	Disappeared, the attempt to build a castle was abandoned during construction, and the unfinished facility was razed in 1339. Few remains preserved.
Tower hill stone	Lichtenfels stone	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval, castle name first mentioned in 1411	Disappeared, tower hill received
Strössendorf Castle	Altenkunstadt - Strössendorf	Castle, previously a medieval hilltop castle	Castle 12th century, destroyed in 1525 and rebuilt by 1530. 1570 construction of the south wing.	Preserved, private property.
Trebitzmühle tower hill	Hochstadt am Main - Wolfsloch -Flur "Weinleite"	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	High medieval	Disappeared, tower mound and moat preserved
Trieb Castle (Nassanger Castle)	Lichtenfels - drive	lock	Today's building from 1723/24, medieval predecessor	Receive
Weihersmühle tower hill	Weismain - Weihersmühle	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Late medieval	Gone
Wildenroth Castle	Burgkunstadt - Wildenroth	Castle, previously a residence	1436	Today used as horse breeding and antique trade.
Burgstall Wohnsig	Weismain - Wohnsig	Höhenburg (Spornburg)	Medieval	Gone
Section fortification of Zeulner Berg	Marktgraitz - "Zeulner Berg"	Section attachment	Prehistoric and early history, possibly also early medieval	Disappeared, received several section walls

District of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains

Surname	place	Type	Time of origin	State of preservation and current use	image
Alexandersbad Palace	Bad Alexandersbad	lock	1753	Actually built as a bathhouse and to accommodate ten spa guests. 1782 expansion to today's castle.
Badershof manor	Same	Manor house
Bernstein Castle	Wunsiedel - amber	lock	around 1200	Preserved, private property.
Birkenbühl Castle	Thierstein - Birkenbühl	lock
Brand Castle	Marktredwitz brand	lock	1221	1969–2007 brewery, today owned by the “Margravial Collegiums Historiae e. V. ".
Burgstein castle ruins	Thierstein Black Hammer	Burgstall	around 1200
Tower Hill The Temple	Market people	moth
Dörflas Castle	Marktredwitz -Dörflas	lock	around 1550	late medieval building, expanded in 1609, redesigned in 1783, used as a brewery and inn "zum golden Löwen", expanded again in 1902
Epprechtstein Castle	Kirchenlamitz - " Epprechtstein "	Castle
New Erkersreuth Castle	Selb - Erkersreuth	lock	1414	Initially a knight's seat, in 1748 new building in today's appearance.
Fahrbach Castle	Tröstau	lock
Fahrbühl hunting lodge	Kirchenlamitz	lock	1886	Today hotel.
Burgstall Foerles-Neudürrlas	Thierstein - Neudürrlas	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	12th Century	Disappeared, still clearly recognizable moat with outer wall
Grafenreuth Castle	Thiersheim - Grafenreuth	lock
Hirschstein castle ruins	Community-free area Martinlamitzer Forst-Süd - " Großer Kornberg "	Burgstall	1223	Destroyed in the middle of the 14th century, not rebuilt. Remnants of the wall preserved.
Hohenberg Castle	Hohenberg on the Eger	Castle	around 1480	Erected on a previous building from 1222. Occupied for a few years from 1632, 1666 new building of the Princely House. From 1935 Landschulheim. 1945 partially destroyed by fire. Rebuilt in 1951, since 1955 a youth hostel.
Kaiserhammer hunting lodge	Marktleuthen - Kaiserhammer	lock	1701	Initially made of wood, from 1760 a three-wing new building. The main wing was demolished as early as 1792. Kitchen and stable wings preserved,
Kirchenlamitz Castle	Kirchenlamitz	lock
Burgstall Kleiner Hengstberg	Hohenberg an der Eger - "Little stallion mountain"	Burgstall
Hammerschloss Leupoldsdorf	Tröstau - Leupoldsdorf	lock	14th Century	Restored 2011–2011.
Leutendorf Castle	Marktredwitz - Leutendorf	lock		slowly decays
Old Lorenzreuth Castle	Marktredwitz- Lorenzreuth	lock		Remodeled in the 19th century, later Aulinger restaurant
New Lorenzreuth Palace	Marktredwitz- Lorenzreuth	lock	1773 to 1779	Privately owned
Luxburg Castle	Wunsiedel - Luisenburg	Burgstall	12th Century	Gone early, few low and partly overgrown walls have been preserved.
Marktredwitz Castle	Marktredwitz	Castle	13th Century	3 towers preserved, in 1384 reconstruction in the town hall and parish church, keep (Lug ins Land) built into the church, gate tower and pentagonal tower added to the town hall
Neuhaus an der Eger castle ruins	Hohenberg an der Eger - Neuhaus an der Eger	Castle	around 1380	Destroyed in 1412 and rebuilt by 1499. Abandoned in 1770 and decayed. Small remains of the wall and parts of the trench have been preserved.
Neuhaus Castle on the Eger	Hohenberg an der Eger - Neuhaus an der Eger	lock	1770	Schoolhouse since 1825.
Oberhöchstädt Castle	Höchstädt in the Fichtel Mountains	lock
Oberröslau Castle	Röslau	lock
Burgstall Oberweißbach	Selb - Oberweißbach	Burgstall
Tower hill Oberweißbach I	Selb - Oberweißbach	Burgstall
Tower hill Oberweißbach II	Selb - Oberweißbach	Burgstall
Röthenbach Castle	Arzberg - Röthenbach	lock	before 1389	1559–1561 reconstruction in the Renaissance style. Today the home of the von Waldenfels family.
Rudolfstein Castle Stables	Weißenstadt - " Rudolfstein "	Höhenburg (summit castle)	12th Century	Gone, pieces of rampart between five rock towers preserved
Turmhügel Schlossberg (Turmhügel Bürg)	Wunsiedel - Schönlind	Höhenburg (tower hill castle)	before 13th century	Worn, moats and core mounds can be seen
Castle ruin	Thierstein	Castle
Schlottenhof Palace	Arzberg - Schlottenhof	lock	1753	Erected as a manor on a previous building before 1600. Later expanded as a castle. Receive.
Schönbrunn Castle	Wunsiedel - Schönbrunn	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Late medieval	Disappeared, square tower hill with rampart and moat preserved
Sinatengrün tower hill	Wunsiedel -Sinatengrün	Niederungsburg (tower hill castle)	Medieval	Gone
Sophienreuth Palace	Schönwald - Sophienreuth	lock	1777
Burgstall Steinelburg	Marktleuthen - Großwendern	Burgstall
Thierstein Castle	Thierstein	Höhenburg (summit castle)	before 1340	Ruin, today a tourist attraction, keep preserved. Uninhabited since 1575, burned out in 1725
Hammerherrensitz Trompetenberg	Arzberg -Trompetenberg	Manor house
Tröstau hammer lock	Tröstau	lock
Tröstau Castle	Tröstau	Castle
Unterhöchstädt Castle	Höchstädt in the Fichtel Mountains	lock
Vielitz tower hill	Selb - Vielitz	moth
Wartberg watchtower	Selb - Längenau	Wait
Wildenau tower hill	Selb - Wildenau	moth
Wunsiedel Castle	Wunsiedel	Castle

Individual references, sources

1. ↑ Stadtschloss Lichtenfels , city website, accessed on January 13, 2017