Top 14 Castles around Steinwiesen

Haig Castle, also known as Haiger Castle or Haig Manor, is located in the Haig district of Stockheim in the Upper Franconian district of Kronach. It is considered an art-historical gem of the region, as it has a direct connection to one of the most renowned Baroque architects. For a long time, the authorship of the castle's design remained unclear. It wasn't until the 1980s that a plan was discovered in the archives of Mitwitz Water Castle, definitively proving that Balthasar Neumann, the famous architect of the Würzburg Residence and the Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, was the creator of the design. The foundation stone was laid in 1731, and the building's completion is dated to around 1733. Johann Veit Freiherr von Würtzburg, an influential cathedral dean, commissioned the construction after the original manor house was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War.

The Heinersreuth estate near Presseck, surrounding the former Wildenstein Castle, was a gift from the Bavarian King Maximilian I Joseph to his long-time finance minister, Maximilian Emanuel von Lerchenfeld, in 1823. Maximilian I thus honored his commitment to the adoption of a Bavarian constitution and his keeping of his promise that this would happen even before the German Empire had a constitution. In 1818, Bavaria became a constitutional monarchy with the new constitution, which limited the king's power through the Estates Assembly. It took another 53 years until Bismarck's Imperial Constitution for all of Germany was adopted. The Wildenstein Castle, today Heinersreuth Castle, is a two-story gabled building with a high basement; the upper floor is slated. It was built around 1500 by the Barons von Wildenstein. The tower was probably added at the end of the 17th century. In 1697, the property passed to Carl Friedrich Freiherr Voit von Rieneck zu Trun- und Traustadt, who was subsequently elevated to the rank of count before the fief was granted to Baron von Lerchenfeld in 1823. In 1827, von Lerchenfeld commissioned the famous Darmstadt architect and urban planner to build the "Ministerhaus" (also known as the "New Palace") on his noble estate, right in the middle of the extensive park next to the palace. The property remains in the possession of the von Lerchenfeld family, a member of the ancient Bavarian nobility whose roots can be traced back to 1070.

Viewpoint on the Schlossberg with a mushroom as a seat with weather protection

quite overgrown in summer

Beautiful place, worth it

Haig Castle In the years 1323 and 1348, the Bishop of Bamberg had his rights and income recorded from place to place. Haig is recorded as a wasteland, as "desolatum". Since the Bishop of Bamberg wanted protection against the Thuringians, he enfeoffed the Lords of Schaumberg. The former castle in Haig was surrounded by a moat and connected to the mainland by a drawbridge. In 1631, a group from Kronach plundered the village and castle. The indebted property was bought in 1727 by cathedral dean Johann Veit von Würtzburg, who laid the foundation stone for the current castle in 1731. https://www.stockheim-online.de/gemeinde-und-verwaltung/gemeindeteile-mit-ortsgeschichte/haig/

Haig is a part of the municipality of Stockheim in the district of Kronach (Upper Franconia, Bavaria) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haig_(Stockheim)

Former moated castle of the Protestant Lords of Schaumberg. Plundered by Kronachers in 1631 and falling into disrepair, it was rebuilt in its current form in 1731 by the cathedral dean Johann Veit von Würtzburg. The well-known country inn Detsch is located nearby.