What remains of Burgstall Herrenstein today?

Only traces of ditches and beam holes cut into the rock survive, with no standing structures visible.

Where is Burgstall Herrenstein located?

It lies west of Falkenberg in the Landkreis Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, at the confluence of the Gänsknickbach and Frombach streams.

Can the site be visited freely?

No verified information indicates access restrictions, as the site is an open-air location on a natural rock.

What is the history behind this site?

It relates to a small fortification tied to the vanished settlement of Ermweichsreuth, passing between the lords of Ermersreuth, the Leuchtenberg family, and Waldsassen Abbey before falling into obscurity.

Burgstall Herrenstein

Falkenberg

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Falkenberg

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Burgstall Herrenstein stands in Falkenberg (Landkreis Tirschenreuth), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Burgstall Herrenstein marks the vanished remains of a small medieval fortification, built on a rocky spur above the confluence of the Gänsknickbach and Frombach streams west of Falkenberg. All that survives of this former tower fortress are traces of ditches and beam holes cut into the rock. The site marks the location of a now-vanished settlement called Ermweichsreuth, and it lay forgotten for centuries until local historians rediscovered and studied it in the 1970s.

What to know

This is not a standing castle but an archaeological site reduced to ditch remains and beam holes cut into rock.
The site lies west of Falkenberg at the confluence of two small streams, in a natural setting with no known visitor facilities.
The site is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Germany.
No verified information exists regarding opening hours, fees, or accessibility, as this is an open-air site visited freely.

Where this château is

Falkenberg · Landkreis Tirschenreuth · Bayern

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95685 Falkenberg

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Heritage status: Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland

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What remains of Burgstall Herrenstein today?: Only traces of ditches and beam holes cut into the rock survive, with no standing structures visible.
Where is Burgstall Herrenstein located?: It lies west of Falkenberg in the Landkreis Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, at the confluence of the Gänsknickbach and Frombach streams.
Can the site be visited freely?: No verified information indicates access restrictions, as the site is an open-air location on a natural rock.
What is the history behind this site?: It relates to a small fortification tied to the vanished settlement of Ermweichsreuth, passing between the lords of Ermersreuth, the Leuchtenberg family, and Waldsassen Abbey before falling into obscurity.