CastleGroßschönau - Engelstein

Engelstein Castle

To be privately owned

The castle only appears in documents around 1417, but is likely to be significantly older. Presumably, a simple watchtower stood in its place before.

After the destruction of Hadmarstein Castle on the neighboring Johannisberg, the tower at Engelstein was probably expanded into a moated castle in the second half of the 13th century.

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Source: wehrbauten.at · Image: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss_Engelstein.jpg?uselang=de

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Location: 48.6405, 14.9438