Trautenberg Castle (Ruin)

Trautenberg Castle was built by the Lords of Trautenberg as their ancestral seat, a noble family that had been settled in the region since the 10th century and was first mentioned by name in 1244. After the family moved to Reuth Castle, they sold Trautenberg to the Pfreimder, who owned the castle until 1412. In the following centuries, the complex changed hands multiple times, including the Schütz von Leineck, the Lords of Heldrit, the Lords of Löschwitz, the Lords of Brand and von Stibar, and the Lords von der Grün. The castle began to fall into disrepair in the 17th century. It became a margravial fief and was later owned by various families, including the von Rabenstein, von Hirschberg, Schneid, Schmid, and von Lindenfels.