Guttenberg Castle

In 1231, the castle was first mentioned with the knight Heinrich von Zobel, who subsequently called himself Heinrich von Guttenberg. In 1303, the castle was divided into several castle fiefs. The episcopal fief was documented in writing:

Andreas Zobel von Heidingsfeld, 1 part Friedrich Zobel von Giebelstadt and Heinrich Zobel von Heidingsfeld, together 1 part Knight Friedrich Zobel, 1 part Noble squire Otto and Friedrich Zobel, together 1 part In 1306/07, the married Vogt Götz von Rettersbach received half a share of the castle, and in 1319, the knights Conrad and Heinrich Zobel together owned a share of the castle. In 1327, the brothers Dietrich Zobel von Guttenberg (also "Zobel von Gudenberg") and Berthold Zobel von Heidingsfeld became feudal lords of the castle. From 1336 to 1347, Andreas Zobel junior von Heidingsfeld was named as a partial owner of the castle, with Johann Zobel von Giebelstadt and Heinrich Zobel also being co-owners in 1345. From 1347, Konrad Zobel and the brothers Andreas junior and Friedrich Zobel were owners of the castle, and in 1349, Knight Dietrich Zobel von Guttenberg took over his brother Friedrich's share in addition to his own. In 1366, noble squire Johannes Zobel received his namesake father's share of the castle, and in 1384, Erbolt Zobel von Giebelstadt owned a share of the castle. In the 15th century, members of the Guttenberg line were enfeoffed with shares, mostly a quarter and an eighth, of the castle. In 1502, Stephan Zobel zu Giebelstadt sold his share of the castle, half the castle, with 1500 Morgen of forest for 3000 Gulden, and in 1515, the sons of the deceased Georg Zobel sold the other half of the castle, which passed into Würzburg possession after the complete sale. In 1525, the castle was destroyed during the German Peasants' War.

The small and single-part castle site is located at an elevation of approximately 340 m above sea level on the Alter Schlossberg (Old Castle Hill), about 50 meters above the valley floor of a periodically flowing stream. The Alter Schlossberg is a mountain spur oriented east-northeast, which only rises gently on its west-southwest side to its summit at 370 m above sea level; the remaining sides drop steeply to the valley. The site was thus naturally well protected on three sides against approach; only on the west-southwest side was a stronger fortification necessary.