Altenstein Castle (Lower Franconia)
| Altenstein Castle | |
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| Burg Altenstein | |
| Maroldsweisach-Altenstein | |
The castle ruins above the village of Altenstein
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 Altenstein Castle
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| Coordinates | 50°10′17″N 10°44′02″E / 50.1714°N 10.7340°ECoordinates: 50°10′17″N 10°44′02″E / 50.1714°N 10.7340°E |
| Type | hill castle |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Height | 452 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site information | |
| Condition | ruin |
| Site history | |
| Built | first recorded in 1232 |
Altenstein Castle (German: Burg Altenstein) is a ruined castle in Altenstein (Markt Maroldsweisach) in the district of Haßberge in Lower Franconia, Germany. The family seat of the lords of Stein zu Altenstein, which died out in the 19th century, is located 40 kilometres north of the city of Bamberg and, since the end of the 20th century, has been managed by the district of Haßberge. The castle was renovated around the turn of the millennium.
The ruins of the hill castle lie commandingly over the village of the same name on a ridge (ca. 452 metres above sea level (NN)) in the Haßberge hills between Ebern and Maroldsweisach. The castle hill rises about 150 metres above the Weisach valley.
The elongated ridge on which Altenstein Castle stands is also the site of other fortifications. The Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection has categorized it with the monument serial number D-6-5830-0006. a medieval motte south and below the castle on the Galgenberg ("Gallows Hill").
About two kilometres south of the ruins on the eastern slopes there are two other heritage sites hidden in the forest and both called Altburg ("Old Castle"). Another four kilometres south is the large double castle of Lichtenstein on the side of the valley. The site of the Teufelsstein rock castle below Lichtenstein Castle is the possible family seat of the two lines of the lords of Stein. Above the hamlet of Eyrichshof are the remains of Rotenhan Castle, one of the few rock castles in Germany.
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