The remains of the Castle can be visited
CastleBreitenstein
Breitenstein Castle
The Breitenstein castle ruin is the ruin of a hilltop castle at an elevation of about 610 meters above sea level, above the Königstein district of Breitenstein in the Bavarian district of Amberg-Sulzbach.
The castle was built in the 12th century by the Lords of Breitenstein and first mentioned in 1279 with Heinrich von Breitenstein. In 1356, the Breitensteiners placed themselves under the protection of Emperor Charles IV. Their castle thus became an imperial fief and was pledged to Duke Stephan of Bavaria in the 14th century. In 1666, the Breitensteiner family died out, the lordship fell to the Duchy of Sulzbach, and the castle began to decay.
In 1713, Eleonore, the wife of the Count Palatine and Duke of Sulzbach Theodor Eustach, had the castle chapel renovated, whereby the former access to the main castle through the lower floor of the chapel was blocked. In the 18th century, the castle was used as a quarry.
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Of the castle complex, the Romanesque castle chapel, a two-story double chapel from the 12th century, and parts of the outer bailey are still preserved. The chapel was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and Saint John of Nepomuk. In the lower floor is the glazed portal to what was then the core castle.
The gate to the outer bailey, of which only minor wall remains are left, is blocked by the stone staircase to the upper chapel. Furthermore, remains of the curtain wall are still preserved. The damaged chapel was renovated from 1973 to 1974. It is the only Romanesque two-story double chapel in the Upper Palatinate.
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