What remains of the Burgruine Scharfeneck?

Only the keep, built between 1240 and 1250, has survived, as the rest of the stronghold was demolished in the 16th century to reuse its stones.

Can visitors climb the tower?

Yes, a 74-step wooden staircase leads to a viewing platform, but access is limited to the summer half of the year, on Sundays and public holidays.

Where is the Burgruine Scharfeneck located?

It stands on a spur of the Steigerwald forest, northeast of Oberscheinfeld, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria.

Who built the original fortress?

It was probably founded shortly after 1100 by the free lords of Scheinfeld, who originally came from Mönchsondheim.

Burgruine Scharfeneck

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Ruine Scharfeneck stands in Oberscheinfeld (Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Burgruine Scharfeneck stands on a rocky spur of the Steigerwald forest, northeast of Oberscheinfeld in Bavaria. Of the original stronghold founded around 1100 by the lords of Scheinfeld, only the sixteen-metre keep remains, built from rusticated stone between 1240 and 1250. Converted into a lookout tower at the end of the 19th century, it leads visitors up to a platform overlooking the surrounding valley.

What to know

Only the keep, roughly sixteen metres tall, survived the demolition of the fortress in the 16th century.
Visitors climb a 74-step wooden staircase to reach the viewing platform.
The tower is maintained by the Steigerwaldklub of Oberscheinfeld and is open only during the summer half of the year, on Sundays and public holidays.
The site is listed as a Baudenkmal in Bavaria.
The remains stand on an isolated spur cut off by two ditches, surrounded by forest, so some walking is required to reach it.

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Oberscheinfeld · Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim · Bayern

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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What remains of the Burgruine Scharfeneck?: Only the keep, built between 1240 and 1250, has survived, as the rest of the stronghold was demolished in the 16th century to reuse its stones.
Can visitors climb the tower?: Yes, a 74-step wooden staircase leads to a viewing platform, but access is limited to the summer half of the year, on Sundays and public holidays.
Where is the Burgruine Scharfeneck located?: It stands on a spur of the Steigerwald forest, northeast of Oberscheinfeld, in the Landkreis Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria.
Who built the original fortress?: It was probably founded shortly after 1100 by the free lords of Scheinfeld, who originally came from Mönchsondheim.