Can you visit the Lauterhofen castle?

Only a wall fragment remains, visible from outside near a retirement home, with no visitor facilities.

When did this castle disappear?

The medieval structure was replaced in the 18th century by a small manor house, which has also since vanished, leaving only a wall section.

Who owned this site over the centuries?

Several families held it from the 12th century onward, including the Steinlinger, the Kastner, and finally the Zentner.

Where exactly is this remnant located?

At the site called Karlshof in Lauterhofen, Bavaria, near the chapel of a facility run by the Regens Wagner Foundations.

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In Lauterhofen, a section of a retaining wall is all that remains of a manor house that once stood on the site of an earlier medieval castle. The spot lies near the chapel of the Regens Wagner Foundations' retirement home, at Karlshof. This remnant is listed as an archaeological ground monument, while a masonry fragment of the vanished building is separately recorded as a built monument. There is no structure to actually visit, only a physical trace of a site whose history reaches back to the early Middle Ages.

What to know

No intact building survives, only a fragment of a wall.
The site lies at Karlshof, next to the chapel of a retirement home, on grounds tied to a care facility.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities since this is not a monument set up for organized tours.
Any visit amounts to viewing the remnant from outside, close to an active medical and social care institution.

Where this château is

Lauterhofen · Landkreis Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz · Bayern

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Can you visit the Lauterhofen castle?: Only a wall fragment remains, visible from outside near a retirement home, with no visitor facilities.
When did this castle disappear?: The medieval structure was replaced in the 18th century by a small manor house, which has also since vanished, leaving only a wall section.
Who owned this site over the centuries?: Several families held it from the 12th century onward, including the Steinlinger, the Kastner, and finally the Zentner.
Where exactly is this remnant located?: At the site called Karlshof in Lauterhofen, Bavaria, near the chapel of a facility run by the Regens Wagner Foundations.