Top 12 Castles around Hirschau

Moos Castle Moos was the seat of the noble family of Moos. Otto von Moß is mentioned as a witness in documents in 1121, Hermann von Moße in 1126, Otto von Mose in 1166, and Friedrich Mosaer in 1190. The service in which this family served and their coat of arms are unknown. Presumably, there was no stone manor at that time, but rather a motte-and-bailey castle built on a hill. The Moos family appears until the end of the 12th century, after which their trail disappears. In the first half of the 14th century, Moos was already a Hofmark (a type of manor). The Nortweiner family, who were wealthy landowners in the area, are mentioned as its owners. In the mid-15th century, Moos came into the possession of Jörg Kastner; the subsequent ownership history is unclear. The estate moved to the center of Bavarian history when Elector Maximilian had the city of Amberg surrendered to him at Moos Castle on October 8, 1621, after the Battle of White Mountain. Thus, the estate reverted from the Electorate of the Palatinate to Bavaria. Due to heavy debt, the estate passed to the government in Amberg, and various owners followed. In 1904, all the property belonging to the castle was demolished. A year later, Leonhard Bernreuther acquired the castle and renovated it in exemplary fashion. It then passed to the Uwe Herrmann family. The newly renovated castle is a three-story solid building with a hipped roof, dormer windows, and simple stucco detailing. The building dates back to the Late Gothic period; it may have previously been a fortified house. In 1738, it was rebuilt with the exception of the four main walls. Until the reconstruction, it was a defensive structure with one-meter-thick walls on the ground floor and narrow slits instead of windows. Two windows remain on the east side. There, on the first floor, is an exposed Late Gothic window with a straight lintel and dressed stonework, as well as a latrine bay window. A ring wall with numerous keyhole-shaped loopholes hewn from dressed stone and four projecting corner towers from the first construction phase surrounds the castle. It is approximately three meters high and 80 cm thick. The tall spires were added during the last renovation (1982–1984). The former moat can still be seen as a strip of barren land on the south and east sides. Access to the complex is from the north; a bridge once stood here, the inner section of which could be raised. Source: Excerpts from www.wikipedia.de

Very nice

The Ziegeltor is the northeastern city gate of Amberg.

The Ziegeltor is one of four preserved gates in the city wall of Amberg and is located in the northeast of the old town, near the former brickworks. This is where the name of the gate comes from. Around 1581 the simple Gothic tower of the gate was raised. Today the Ziegeltor is owned by a youth organization.

Very interesting, unfortunately well shielded against entry.

lost place »... The Hammerschloss Röthenbach is a castle in Röthenbach in the Markt Kohlberg (Upper Palatinate) in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. The complex is listed as an archaeological monument under file number D-3-6337-0015 in the Bavarian Atlas as "archaeological findings from the Middle Ages and the early modern period in the area of Röthenbach Castle, including traces of previous buildings or older construction phases and the associated iron hammer". It is also listed under the file number D-3-74-131-12 as a listed monument of Röthenbach. ...« via https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammerschloss_R%C3%B6thenbach

Röthenbach is a part of the municipality and a district of the market town of Kohlberg in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. Röthenbach is four kilometers from the main town of Kohlberg.

A beautiful area with many beautiful impressions