Liebenstein Castle

The Liebenstein Castle , now a ruin , is on a granite cone north of Plößberg. The hill fort was first mentioned in 1125. In 1292 the family who built the Liebenstein family died out and the castle was sold by Theodorich von Parsberg to the abbot Theoderich of the Waldsassen monastery in 1298 . Theodoric carried out extensive repairs , and the castle was given an outer wall under Abbot Franz Kübel . With the abolition of the monastery during the Reformation, the castle was sold to the Tirschenreuth citizen Anton Mehler and his descendants. After 1634, after it had previously been the seat of the judges' office, it was no longer inhabited and fell into disrepair.

On granite cone of Castle Hill were up in the 1950s several quarries, are also obtained immediately below the ruins themselves. Originaer few foundations of the keep , since the summer of 2007 parts are built up the walls again.

Address
Liebenstein 18, Plößberg, Germany

Established
12th century