Schintelburg Castle

The Schintelburg has been documented since 1194 as being in the possession of the Counts of Sponheim-Ortenburg, although it probably existed for some time before that. In 1240, the Counts renounced the castle in favor of the Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg. In 1250, the castle passed to the Dukes of Bavaria, who in turn granted it in 1266 to the Lords of Freundsberg as a pledge, later as a fief. In 1371, it returned to the Dukes of Bavaria, who abandoned it in 1415 as it had lost its strategic importance.

Although the complex was built in a strategically unfavorable location, a slope overlooked the defensive structure, it nevertheless had great importance. It had been built to protect and control the main road. However, due to the relocation of the road, it became superfluous. Since only small parts of the complex are recognizable and contemporary records report only sparsely about the Schintelburg, an exact reconstruction is not possible.