Frauenstein Castle

Around 1200, Frauenstein Castle was constructed as a strategic border fortification between the Margraviate of Meissen and Bohemia. Its first documented mention dates back to 1272. The initial core castle, consisting of a residential tower, was later expanded with a second tower and connected. In the late 13th century, a palas with a chapel was added, followed by the large curtain wall in the first half of the 14th century. In 1329, the Margrave of Meissen pledged the castle to the Burgrave of Meissen. After the extinction of the Meinheringer family in 1426 and the takeover by the Vogts of Plauen, inheritance disputes arose, during which the Wettins significantly damaged the castle in 1438. In 1473, the castle passed to the Schönberg family, who had a nearby castle built between 1585 and 1588. Since then, the castle remained uninhabited, although the castle chapel was renovated in 1615.