Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia)
castle, chateau
501m
Oberfranken, Bayern

Rabenstein Castle (German: Burg Rabenstein) is a former high medieval aristocratic castle in the municipality of Ahorntal in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria

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Previous names
Rabenstein Castle (Upper Franconia), Burg Rabenstein (Oberfranken)
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Description

Rabenstein Castle (German: Burg Rabenstein) is a former high medieval aristocratic castle in the municipality of Ahorntal in the Upper Franconian county of Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria.

The spur castle may be visited for an entrance fee.

History of the castle

The oldest parts of the castle were built in the first quarter of the 12th century as a residence in the Barony of Waischenfeld. At the same time the ministerialis family of Rabenstein,[4] who were the builders of the castle and bore the raven on their coat of arms, were recorded as being in the service of the barons of Waischenfeld.[5] In the early 13th century, the outer ward was expanded. During the following centuries ownership and occupancy of the castle changed hands several times. Its occupants included the House of Schlüsselberg and its lords, the burgraves of Nuremberg. In 1450 the castle was destroyed in the First Margrave War and in 1489 was rebuilt by Conz of Wirsberg.

In 1557 the castle went to the von Rabensteins who had ambitions for the nobility and bought back their family seat. Daniel of Rabenstein remodelled the castle in 1570, the old outer ward being merged with the inner ward.

During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was again completely destroyed by imperial troops, because its lord, Hans Christoph of Rabenstein, aligned himself with the Swedes. After the war between 1648 and 1728 a few small buildings and a farm were re-established.

In 1742 the von Rabensteins died out and the castle went to the counts of Schönborn-Wiesentheid, who revamped the ruins in 1829/30 for a royal visit by Ludwig I.

Present use

In the recent past the castle was converted into a hotel for events and conferences. As well as the castle there is a falconry used for research and education which has over 80 species of birds of prey and a café with a beer garden. The castle has been used as a filming location, most notably as Schloss Ritter, the home of Gabriel Knight in the video game Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within.

Useful information

Gratis

5.00 EUR

4 - 14 Jahre: 3.00 EUR

ab 15 Personen: 4.50 EUR

- WiFi

- WC

info@burg-rabenstein.de

- Räume zu vermieten

- Führungen: +2.00 EUR/Kinder: +1.00 EUR

- Montag Ruhetag

- Hunde sind nicht erlaubt

- Feste und Messen

- Für Rollstühle zugänglich