Bocksberg Castle (Ruin)

The ruin of Bocksberg Castle is located south on a hill above the Laugna district of Bocksberg in the Dillingen an der Donau district (Swabia). From the high to late medieval castle complex, moats and earthworks and a remnant of the keep have been preserved.

The hilltop castle probably originated in the early 13th century as the seat of the Lords of Bocksberg, who are documented here from 1231 to 1322. The probably noble family is likely to have died out in the 14th century.

Subsequently, the Marschalken von Bocksberg appear as vassals of the Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg at the fortress. In 1378, the castle was damaged during a warlike conflict. The following year (1379), the Augsburg patrician family Rehm acquired the lordship.

In 1462, Andreas Rieter von Kornburg (also: Rieder) from Nuremberg married into the family. In this year, the castle was destroyed again in the "Second City War". In 1542, the entire property went to the Lords of Stetten. In 1613, a Schertlin von Burtenbach bought the lordship and sold it in the same year, together with Emersacker and Laugna, to the Fuggers of Augsburg. During the Thirty Years' War, the complex was so severely damaged that reconstruction was abandoned. From 1660, the Fugger family foundation administered the properties. Bocksberg was now administered from Laugna.

After the Second World War, the castle area was converted into a festival ground and electrified. The high medieval keep was renovated, but is surrounded by wooden extensions for festival operations.