Burg Waldstein

Castle in Fischerbach, Germany, dating from 1353

Waldstein Castle (German: Burg Waldstein) is a ruined castle on an eminence near Franzosenhof in the Waldstein valley near the village of Fischerbach in Ortenaukreis in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg. The hill castle was built by the lords of Waldstein, was mentioned in the records in 1353, but fell into ruins after 1500. Of the former castle site on a rock plateau of 40 by 10 metres, only a few sections of the ruined walls remain.

From Waldstein Castle on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:
Castle

Period:
1353

Where:
Fischerbach, Germany

Coordinates:
48.32°N, 8.14°E

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