Waldsteinburg
Sign in to saveThe Waldsteinburg, also called the Red Castle () is a ruined castle on the summit of the Großer Waldstein in the Fichtel Mountains of Germany. It is also known as the Westburg ('west castle') to distinguish it from the older ruins of the Ostburg ('east castle').
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- Instance of
- castle
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Zell im Fichtelgebirge
- Image
- Rotes Schloss.jpg
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- Rotes Schloss (Waldstein)
- inception
- 1350-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- House of Sparneck
- Destruction by the Swabian League in 1523
- Woodcuts by Hans Wandereisen
- War files of 1523
- Watchtower in the Spanish War of Succession
- The castle today
- Waldstein Festival
- Sources
- References
- External links
The Waldsteinburg, also called the Red Castle () is a ruined castle on the summit of the Großer Waldstein in the Fichtel Mountains of Germany. It is also known as the Westburg ('west castle') to distinguish it from the older ruins of the Ostburg ('east castle').
== History == The aforementioned Westburg, first recorded in 1350, was built to replace the older Ostburg, which no longer met the requirements for a defensive fortification. Its builders and owners were the knights of Sparneck.
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