Top 20 Castles around Kirchensittenbach

The castle was built between 1356 and 1360 by Emperor Charles IV. It was strategically located on the "Golden Road", the important trade route between Nuremberg and Prague. Charles IV used it as a stopover castle and residence to consolidate his claims to power in the region. Today, it houses an external campus of the Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts.

From the Pegnitz Bridge there is a wonderful view of the Laufer Wenzelsburg Castle.

Stierberg castle ruins The castle and the town at its feet owed their importance to the junction here from the high road, the section of the “via imperii” between Nuremberg and Bayreuth. This north-south axis crossed in Stierberg with the Altstrasse, which ran from west to east. The name Stierberg first appeared in 1187 with the mention of Otnand de Stierberc and in 1188 by a Poppo von Stierberch, both of which were ministerial offices of the Bishopric of Bamberg. Before 1308, the castle, which was later owned by the diocese, passed to the noble lords of Schlüsselberg. In 1306, Landgrave Ulrich von Leuchtenberg entrusted the castle to the Bishopric of Trier. In 1356 the property passed as a fief to Emperor Charles IV and thus to Bohemia. In 1417 Stierberg was sold to John of Bavaria by Landgrave Leopold. After the Landshut War of Succession, Stierberg fell into the hands of the Nurembergs without a fight in 1504 and thus to the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg. Then regained in the same year by the Palatinate under Ludwig von Eyb, but apparently significantly damaged during these fighting. Retaken by the Nuremberg troops in 1505, Stierberg and Betzenstein became part of the imperial city of Nuremberg. In the second federal war in 1553, the village and Stierberg Castle were shelled and captured by margrave troops, and the castle burned down completely. The castle ruins lie on a dolomite rock reef that slopes down on three sides. The upper main castle (southwest of the natural cut) only has a few remains of walls. You can see a piece of wall about 8 meters high and 1.3 meters thick and, at the highest elevation, wall rubble and remains of the foundation wall. To the north of the cutting there is a well-preserved, extended round tower on an isolated rock, 6 meters high and with quarry stone walls up to 1.8 meters thick. To the southeast at a height of around 2 meters there is an arched entrance opening. The top of the wall is covered with cement and bears a restoration inscription from 1914. The former bailiwick house, built in 1778/79, stands on the sloping slope. Behind the house is access to a partly artificial cave that runs through the entire castle rock in a southwesterly direction. Source: information board

Beautiful, well-preserved castle, which you can walk around just below the walls. You can also visit the inside for a fee of €2.50 for adults. The castle is open from March to November (weather permitting). The castle is open on Sundays and public holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Wenzelburg (also: Burg Lauf or Laufer Kaiserburg) is a former imperial residence on an island in the Pegnitz in the Franconian town of Lauf an der Pegnitz in the district of Nürnberger Land.

Castle is accessible and can be visited. You have a great view. Between the floors there is a beautiful herb garden. A part is integrated into a rock. A newer building, the "long house", houses, among other things, holiday apartments.

The view up to the castle. Always fascinating

It's a great idea to make a detour to the Wildenfels ruins; the entire complex is well worth seeing and well-maintained, and there's seating available, making it an ideal place for a break.