Schönwald Castle
Schönwald Castle is an abandoned castle in Schönwald in the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains .
Schönwald Castle was initially a manor and was mentioned in 1417 in the possession of Hans Toß , later it belonged to the Kneusel and the von Thela family , other owners followed. In 1689 it passed to the council and official governor Jobst Bernhard von Lindenfels . In 1777, the owner Wilhelm von Schmidt moved his headquarters to the newly built Sophienreuth Palace , since then the complex in Schönwald has fallen into disrepair, with the owner changing several times. According to sources around 1700, the castle was surrounded by a moat and a wall and had several farm buildings.
literature
- Michael Brix , Karl-Ludwig Lippert : Former district of Rehau and town of Selb . The art monuments of Bavaria , brief inventories, XXXIV. Band . German art publisher . Munich 1974, p. 77.
Web links
- Location on the Bavarian premiere with the BayernAtlas
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Tower hill castles (all gone): Tower hill Der Tempel | Burgstall Foerles-Neudürrlas | Tower Hill Oberweißbach I | Tower Hill Oberweißbach II | Turmhügel Schlossberg (Turmhügel Bürg) | Schönbrunn Castle | Sinatengrün Tower Hill | Vielitz Tower Hill | Wildenau tower hill
Manor houses: Manor Badershof | Hammerherrensitz Trompetenberg
Castle stables (lost, unknown castles): Burgstall Kleiner Hengstberg | Burgstall Oberweißbach | Burgstall Steinelburg
Waiting towers: Watchtower Wartberg
Coordinates: 50 ° 12 ′ 6.4 ″ N , 12 ° 5 ′ 2 ″ E