Hohenburg Castle

The Hohenburg castle ruin is a former noble castle, founded around the year 1000. It is located in the municipality of Hohenburg in the district of Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria.

The Hohenburg castle ruin is located in the outermost northeastern part of the Hohenfels military training area, about 10.5 kilometers north-northwest of the core town of Hohenfels. It lies directly above or southwest of the core town of Hohenburg, located in the Lauterach valley, which belongs to the neighboring district of Amberg-Sulzbach, and stands on the particularly unwooded and rocky summit of the high Schlossberg, especially in the southwest and south.

The hilltop castle was built before 1000 by the Margraves of Hohenburg from the Diepoldinger family, first mentioned in 1050, to secure a medieval trade route that ran from the lower Elbe via Forchheim to Regensburg. Through an inheritance contract, the castle came into the possession of the Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg and was occupied by caretakers. The castle was expanded and rebuilt several times (like a palace in the 16th century), fell into disrepair at the end of the 16th century after the caretakers had left, and was demolished after 1812.