Schwanberg
Schwanberg is a mountain, or hill of higher elevation (474 m), in the rural district of Kitzingen (district), Kitzingen, Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is part of the Steigerwald. In ancient times the mountain was used by the Celts as a refuge. It is probably safe to assume that the mountain has been considered sacred ground since. Later, the counts of Castell build a castle that still exists today. The southern slopes are used for viniculture; the top of the mountain is covered by forest. The ("Black Sulm") rises from the Schwanberg, eventually joining the ("White Sulm") to form the Sulm (Austria), Sulm, a tributary of the Mur (river), Mur. There are two burial sites on the Schwanberg, the vault of the princes of Castell, as well as the cemetery of the Protestant order Communität Casteller Ring. The latter emerged shortly after the 2nd World War from the Bavarian Girl Scout Movement "Verband Christlicher Pfadfinder*innen, Bund Christlicher Pfadfinderi ...
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