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            Egloffstein Castle with its Protestant castle church of Saint Bartholomew in the village of Egloffstein in the Franconian Switzerland Natural Park, Franconia (Bavaria), Germany

Some background information:

Egloffstein Castle is a high medieval spur castle, that stands immediately west of the eponymous village of Egloffstein in the Upper Franconian county of Forchheim. It is located in the  Franconian Switzerland Natural Park about 30 km (18.7 miles) southeast of the city of Bamberg and about 40 km (25 miles) northeast of the city of Nuremberg. The castle is situated at a height of 443 metres on a rocky, eastwards-pointing promontory of the Rabenstein, about 80 metres above the village in the valley of the Trubach river.

In the vicinity are also the castles of Thuisbrunn, Hundshaupten and Wolfsberg. Other castles not far from Egloffstein include the Altes Schloss on the Altschlossberg hill near Affalterthal as well as the ruins of Dietrichstein Castle, Thüngfelderstein Castle and Heidhof Castle.

The earliest record of the Lords of Egloffstein dates from 1180. The castle was first mentioned in a document not before 1358, when Albert II of Egloffstein and his brothers founded a chaplaincy there. However, it is much older than that, as the castle’s bower already dates back to the 12th century. Initially, the Lords of Egloffstein owned the castle as an allod. In 1372, during a feud with the Bishop of Bamberg, Goetz von Egloffstein returned to his family castle at Egloffstein after the destruction of Leienfels Castle, which also belonged to him. In order to avoid Egloffstein Castle being besieged by the Bishop of Bamberg, Goetz was cast out of the family unit in 1374.

During the First Margrave War, the castle was attacked unsuccessfully by the troops of Margrave Albert Achilles in 1450. The damage was not too extensive and until 1493 the building was remodelled. In 1509, Jobst I of Egloffstein gave up his portion of the castle to the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg as a fief. And in 1516, also his brother Wolf I of Egloffstein gave up the last remaining freehold portion of the castle in family hands to the Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg, most likely because the family was in a financial plight.

In spite of the constant reinforcement of its defences. the castle was conquered by Nuremberg troops during the War of the Succession of Landshut in 1504 and partly razed. Scarcely had it been rebuilt when, in 1525, it became a victim of the German Peasants' War. Unfortunately, its rebuilding thereafter was only partial and very slow. During the conflict between William III of Egloffstein and the Bishop of Bamberg, the latter had the castle occupied and ravaged in 1563.

In the course of the Thirty Years‘ War Egloffstein Castle suffered severe damage again, just like the village on its foot, but this time the culprit was the Swedish army, which attacked the stronghold two times, in 1632 and 1645. Subsequently, it was rebuilt quickly and comprehensively and a large battery tower was added. In 1703, the castle fortunatelly survived its last warlike occupation during the War of the Spanish Succession without great damage. Likewise, the castle suffered no destruction in the succeeding decades.

In 1750, the brothers Albert Christopher Charles and Louis I of Egloffstein built the present parish church of St. Bartholomew in place of the lower cabinet and its old castle chapel. In 1800, the large battery tower collapsed and was never rebuilt. Today, the castle is still entirely owned by the barons of Egloffstein. It can only be visited on given days within the frame of guided tours.

The village of Egloffstein is located at the foot of the hill, where Egloffstein Castle was erected. It has more than 2,000 residents and its history is closely connected with the history of the stronghold on top of the hill. Since 1956, Egloffstein is an officially recognised climatic heath resort. And in 1957, the commune has also been granted market rights.

Taken in: Germany / Bavaria / Landkreis Forchheim / Egloffstein (show map)

Taken on: October 3, 2023

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