Trimburg Castle

Elfershausen, Germany

Trimburg is a hilltop castle in Lower Franconia, built by Gozzwin of Trimberg in 1135. Originally the castle was formed by three different sub-structures that came from different periods of time. The ruins preserved today are from the last time period.

The oldest part of the castle was named Leuchtenburg or Alte Burg. During the Peasant's War in 1525 the castle was captured and destroyed. Also during the Thirty Years' War, the castle suffered a new destruction. Afterwards the castle Trimburg was rebuilt from scratch with a new architectonical character of a palace.Through the fact that the surrounding country was in neediness of stones, it was partly deconstructed and the building material was used for building new houses in the towns.

References:

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Address

Burgstraße 2, Trimberg, Elfershausen, Germany

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Details

Founded: 1135
Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany
Historical period: Hohenstaufen Dynasty (Germany)

Rating

4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Randolph Kloos (9 months ago)
Jazz festival was wonderful. The food was great and the cake!

Stephan Pott (2 years ago)
Just a wonderful place to go and visit.

Valentyna Lutsenko (2 years ago)
a great place to enjoy the sunset! beautiful scenery and atmosphere.

Canis Lupus Transcursorius (2 years ago)
A beautifully maintained (remains of a) castle which is open every Sunday and public holiday with different organisations offering entertainment as well as food and drinks. We just happened to see the castle from the Autobahn on the way to our destination and decided to pay it a visit on our trip back on Sunday, which turned out to be a great decision! If you happen to pass by that corner, do consider stopping by, since it is really worth it (they seemed to close down towards 18:00) and depending on your walking/hiking needs, you can either park basically next to the portcullis or down the hill and take the footpath up.

Mary Jo Figueiredo (3 years ago)
Nice little castle. Sundays they have catering. Sand box for kids.

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