Can you visit Schloss Ahorn?

No, the castle is privately owned and its interior is not open to the public.

Who owns Schloss Ahorn today?

It has belonged for generations to the von Erffa family.

How far back does a stronghold on this site date?

A 'Burg Ahorny' is recorded in charters as early as the late 11th century, long before the present castle.

What is notable about the stair tower?

It is an octagonal tower containing a spiral staircase whose steps are cut from a single stone spindle, sometimes called a ninth wonder of the world.

Is there a museum near the castle?

Yes, the estate's baroque sheepfold, less than a kilometre away, houses the Coburg region's agricultural tool museum.

Baudenkmal

Ahorn

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Where: Ahorn

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Schloss Ahorn stands in Ahorn (Landkreis Coburg), in Bavaria, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Schloss Ahorn stands in the municipality of Ahorn, in the Landkreis Coburg, Bavaria, on the site of a stronghold already mentioned at the end of the 11th century. The present Renaissance building was raised in 1555 by Joachim von Rosenau after the Peasants' War and reshaped in 1621 under the lords von Streitberg. It remains in the hands of the von Erffa family, who keep it as a private residence. Visitors can still view from outside its round corner towers and the octagonal stair tower, known for a spiral staircase carved from a single stone spindle.

What to know

Schloss Ahorn is privately owned and its interior cannot be visited.
The round corner towers and the octagonal stair tower can be seen from outside.
The castle church, developed from a former Gothic chapel, stands just to the east and holds epitaphs of the von Streitberg family.
Less than a kilometre away stands a baroque sheepfold from 1713 that now houses the Coburg region's tool museum.
No opening hours or admission fees are given for this site.

Where this château is

Ahorn · Landkreis Coburg · Bayern

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Address

Hauptstraße 48 a, 96482 Ahorn

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Heritage status: Baudenkmal in Bayern

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Frequently asked

Can you visit Schloss Ahorn?: No, the castle is privately owned and its interior is not open to the public.
Who owns Schloss Ahorn today?: It has belonged for generations to the von Erffa family.
How far back does a stronghold on this site date?: A 'Burg Ahorny' is recorded in charters as early as the late 11th century, long before the present castle.
What is notable about the stair tower?: It is an octagonal tower containing a spiral staircase whose steps are cut from a single stone spindle, sometimes called a ninth wonder of the world.
Is there a museum near the castle?: Yes, the estate's baroque sheepfold, less than a kilometre away, houses the Coburg region's agricultural tool museum.