The remains of the Castle can be visited
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Kirnstein
Kirnstein Castle was a spur castle, which today only remains as a ruin. It is located on the eastern slope of the Wildbarren in the Inn Valley, in the area of the present-day municipality of Flintsbach am Inn in Bavaria.
Kirnstein Castle was built in the 12th century by the once powerful Lords of Neuburg-Falkenstein as a southern outpost in the Inn Valley. After the downfall of the Falkensteins, it fell into the possession of the Wittelsbachs in 1247. This was followed by further changes of ownership; in the 14th century, the castle came to the Lords of Preysing zu Wolnzach, in 1400 to Seitz Laiminger, and in 1405 to the Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt.
The castle was destroyed in the Bavarian War of 1504. In 1585, it was referred to by Wiguleus Hund as a "broken castle".
The western wall of the ruin fell victim to a storm in 2002.
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