Top 20 Castles around Unterreichenbach

The Siege by the Margrave The Margrave thought for a moment and then consulted with Count Palatine Rupert. They joined forces and marched to Liebenzell Castle. Thus began the siege from the tower. The giant roared from the tower and laughed at the soldiers. He threatened to beat all the besiegers if they didn't leave quickly. So, one night, the Margraves decided to wall up the tower door to trap the giant inside. 😉😊

In the 12th century, the castle of the same name was built on a spur above present-day Bad Liebenzell. The castle consisted of several buildings and a thick curtain wall with an integrated keep. The dry moat now serves as a parking lot. The keep and curtain wall have been preserved and can be visited during opening hours. Today, the castle serves as a conference center and restaurant. From the keep, there is a far-reaching view over the surrounding valleys, which were monitored from the castle.

Finds show that the Celts settled on the castle hill over 2000 years ago. Evidence of the "more recent" history of Neuenbürg Castle only dates back to around the year 1000. Various families of counts, including the Counts Palatine of Tübingen, the Counts of Calw-Vaihingen, the Counts of Eberstein, the Margraves of Baden and the Counts of Württemberg, determined the fate and history of the picturesque old Neuenbürg Castle. The castle (today's rear castle ruins) was probably founded by the Counts of Vaihingen in the 11th century. The Counts of Württemberg acquired the castle around 1320 and built an official residence for the town, which already belonged to them, and the surrounding villages. This was followed in 1572 by a conversion of the rear castle into a fruit store (here a granary and wine store). During the Thirty Years' War in 1634, the castle was plundered, and in 1638 the north wing burned down due to the carelessness of a Bavarian ensign. Neuenbürg Castle consists of the old "rear castle", of which only the remains of the castle with walls up to 3 meters thick remain as ruins, and the current new castle built by Duke Christoph of Württemberg around 1650, which was built using older parts of the building. At the end of the 17th century, the dilapidated rear castle was sold and the bricks were used to rebuild the town of Neuenbürg, which had been destroyed in a major fire in 1783. Despite several attempts, Neuenbürg never became a ducal residence, and the honored princes Duke Magnus (1594-1622) and Duke Ulrich (1617-1671) were not lured to the Black Forest province. Neuenbürg Castle was always only the seat of authorities and offices and was inhabited by ducal officials. Until 2004, the State Forestry Office was housed in Neuenbürg Castle. From 1940 onwards, the castle rooms housed apartments and a painter's studio. Since 2001, Neuenbürg Castle has housed a branch museum of the Baden State Museum.

The castle ruins behind the castle garden are normally locked, but can be rented through the castle administration. https://www.schloss-neuenbuerg.de/

With a beautiful view, it is a good place to rest

Always stop and enjoy the view

Well-restored castle that now functions as a youth leisure center for the Pforzheim Protestant Church. In addition to the self-catering kitchen, the leisure center offers 55 beds. Of these, 40 are in multi-bed rooms, ranging from double rooms to eight-bed rooms, as well as 15 beds in the dormitory.

The Liebeneck castle ruins are the ruins of a high medieval spur castle, hilltop castle from the 11th to 12th centuries in the Hagenschiess forest area, southeast of the Würm district of Pforzheim. Currently closed due to restoration (as of October 17, 2023)