Wolfsberg Castle

Presumably around 1150, Wolfsberg Castle was built by the free nobles of Wolfsberg, whose presence has been documented since 1169 with Gozpold de Wolfesperch. It is assumed that they descended from the Schönfeld-Gößweinstein lineage. After the extinction of the Lords of Wolfsberg around 1204, the castle passed to the Lords of Stein, who named themselves after the castle from 1244. These were ministeriales of the Bamberg bishops. In 1333, the Lords of Egloffstein acquired the castle. A Siboto von Egloffstein is documented as owner in 1358. From 1383, the castle was listed as property of the Bamberg Prince-Bishopric, though the exact circumstances remain unclear. It served as the seat of an episcopal office and was pledged multiple times from the 15th to the 17th century. During the South German Cities' War, the castle was destroyed in 1388 but rebuilt in 1408 under bailiff Albrecht von Egloffstein.