Top 12 Castles around Feilitzsch

The manor house, along with the associated estate buildings, has been vacant since 2003. The castle was almost completely built over by the palace. A remnant of a water-bearing moat still survives. The complex was protected as an archaeological monument at the end of 1059.

In 1382, a knight's seat was mentioned, owned by Ulrich von Sack zu Geilsdorf. The von Sack zu Geilsdorf family sold their property to Hans Wilhelm von Geilsdorf in 1574. Subsequent owners were Georg Peter von Reitzenstein from 1578 and Count Siegmund von Tattenbach from 1668. The castle was built around 1667/1668 on the site of a moated castle that had already existed in the 12th century. Renovations were carried out in 1719. The next owner, from 1725, was the von Nauendorff family. Geilsdorf Castle had been out of use since 1866. After it began to deteriorate, part of the former moat was filled in. The bridge was also demolished. The manor house of the manor was built around 1850. In 1910, large parts of the castle collapsed. The entire property was acquired by Walter Naumann in 1920 and taken over by the city of Plauen eight years later.

Located directly at Reitzenstein Castle, this memorial commemorates the victims of the First World War.

The Reitzenstein family descended from the ancient Franconian nobility. They first appeared in documents in 1318 under the name "Konrad von der Grün," to whom the family line also traces its origins. As early as 1325, Chunrad von der Grün called himself "Reichzenstein" after the Reitzenstein Fortress, which he owned and was built around 1130. The ancestral seat of the Barons of Reitzenstein passed into other hands over time. The St. Wolfgang Castle Chapel was later abandoned. Parts of the altar found a new home in the Issigau Church. Reitzenstein served as a court seat until the mid-19th century. In 1889, the Barons of Reitzenstein repurchased their ancestral seat.

In honor of the fallen of the two world wars. This round monument can be found at the exit of Hirschberg towards Juchhöh. From here you have a great view of the townscape of Hirschberg. There is also a bench.

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Such a small place, with virtual history

There are boards here with the history of this castle and that is already history enough