Upper Castle (Lintach)

Upper or old castle of Lintach

The Upper Castle , also called the Old Castle , is one of two castles in the local area of Lintach in the Bavarian district of Amberg-Sulzbach . It was built in the 15th century and is only 100 meters as the crow flies from the Lower Castle .

history

The Upper Castle, a high two-storey gable building, is built over a Gothic core. The Rorenstätter sat there in the 15th century and the Vestenbergs in the 16th century . Today the castle is privately owned and has been extensively renovated by the owner .

In 1982 Jürgen Heyer from Kümmersbruck bought the property and restored it right up to the bower , with window sills embedded in the thick tower walls.

Web links

• Alois Laumer: Lintach. In: www.oberpfalz-luftbild.de. Retrieved October 29, 2012 (aerial photos from Lintach). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The two Lintach castles on www.lintach.de , accessed on November 7, 2012.

Coordinates: 49 ° 28 ′ 12 "  N , 11 ° 56 ′ 27.6"  E