Greifenstein

Manor in Landkreis Bamberg, Germany

Schloss Greifenstein is a castle in the mountainous Fraconian Switzerland (Fränkische Schweiz) region of Upper Franconia, Germany. Since 1691 Greifenstein, the "stone stronghold" of Heiligenstadt round its walls, is the seat of the noble Schenk von Stauffenberg family. Greifenstein is a prominent feature of the modern tourist itinerary called the Burgenstraße (Castle Road). The Gothic castle that was first noted in 1172 was ruined and pillaged during the Peasants' war of 1524-1525 and was subsequently rebuilt. Then Marquard Sebastian von Schenk von Stauffenberg, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg, took

From Schloss Greifenstein on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:

Manor

Where:

Landkreis Bamberg, Germany

Coordinates:

49.87°N, 11.17°E

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