Top 12 Castles around Viechtach

Neurandsberg Castle Ruins The Ramspergs were originally ministeriales of the Counts of Bogen and were first mentioned in 1190. Their seat was in Altrandsberg, two kilometers north in the Cham district. In 1330, Friedrich the Ramsperg probably built the new castle on his own land. Many Ramspergs entered Bavarian service at the end of the 14th century as stewards, for example, in Saulburg and Mitterfels. In the Hussite Wars around 1430, the Ramspergs fought for the Bavarian duke, but soon became involved in military conflicts with him over compensation. This did not do them any good: in 1436, Duke Ernst had Neuramsperg Castle conquered by Haimeran Heuraus. Unlike nearby castles such as Neunussberg, Neurandsberg was never returned to its owners, but instead became a ducal manor. In 1461, Dukes Sigismund and John visited the castle. The dukes gave the castle to Jörg Heuraus, the guardian of Mitterfels, followed by Sattelbogen, Nussberger, and the Nothaft of Wernberg, among others. In 1582, a prison was established at the castle, but in 1615, it was moved to Mitterfels to serve as the district court. In 1633, the Swedes under Colonel Georg Christoph von Taupadell destroyed the castle, and it was never rebuilt. In 1689, guardian of the castle Erttl of Mitterfels asked Elector Max Emmanuel for permission to rebuild the wooden chapel below the castle, which was threatened by rubble. This was approved, and the castle ruins were used as a quarry. Upon entering the complex, the first thing that catches your eye is the well-preserved and elaborate Zwinger (mew). The entire castle is surrounded by it, and the walls are topped with several semicircular towers. The north side, opposite the entrance, is particularly elaborately constructed, with three towers and a wall with a battlement. The original access to the complex is no longer immediately recognizable. Access to the inner castle is, in any case, through a simple gateway in the south of the polygonal circular wall made of rubble stone. The interior of the inner castle is difficult to discern, revealing its structural layout. The buildings were likely leaning against the inner wall, some of which are still well preserved. The site is still being secured. Source: Excerpts from www.burgenseite.de

The castle was the ancestral seat of the Nussbergers, the hereditary marshals of Bavaria. The hereditary marshal organized the defense of Bavaria. He was responsible for the expansion of the castles, the training of men-at-arms and the production of weapons.

From the 11-meter-high tower of the castle ruins, which lie at an altitude of 660 meters, you have a sweeping view of the Bavarian Forest all the way to the Arber, which rises about 30 km to the east.

Blaibach Castle "Dietreich der Götlinger von Playpach" is mentioned for the first time in 1370, i. H. From this point on, Blaibach is considered to be a secure aristocratic seat. Blaibach Castle was largely built in its current form in 1604/1605 by Wolf Albrecht Notthafft von Wernberg. According to the gable inscription on the north wall of the east brewery building, the outbuildings were built in 1679. An engraving by Michael Wening from 1721 shows the castle as it still appears to a large extent today. It is a two storey building with a stepped gable. The outbuildings line up in a rhomboidal arrangement next to the manor building. A wall closes the gap between the buildings. The listed property is a two-story steep pitched roof building. This includes a one-storey eaves-roof building with a hipped west gable from the 17th and 18th centuries. Worth mentioning is the arched passage with a pedestrian gate, which is provided with a rough exposed wall made of quarry or humped stones, also from the 17th and 18th centuries. Source: excerpts from Wikipedia

Great area for hiking and biking. Beautiful view from the tower.

Blaibach Castle is located in the Upper Palatinate municipality of Blaibach in the Cham district of Bavaria.

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The tower, which is freely accessible for a little obulos, is very pretty! The view is very, very beautiful!