Bramberg Castle (german: Burg Bramberg) is the ruin of a
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the '' Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzbur ...
castle in the
Haßberge hills in the county of
Haßberge in
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia.
History
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was total ...
,
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
Germany.
The ruin is located on the Bramberg hill (495 metres). It is about 2 km north west of the village of Bramberg, part of the municipality of
Ebern
Ebern () is a town in the Haßberge district of Bavaria, Germany. It is situated southwest of Coburg and northwest of Bamberg. Its population is about 8,000. Its mayor is Robert Herrmann.
Ebern is about 1,000 years old and has an intact defens ...
. Destroyed during the
German Peasants' War
The German Peasants' War, Great Peasants' War or Great Peasants' Revolt (german: Deutscher Bauernkrieg) was a widespread popular revolt in some German-speaking areas in Central Europe from 1524 to 1525. It failed because of intense oppositio ...
in 1525, it is accessible by parking just off the road and hiking up the hill.
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Image:Burg Bramberg Haßberge2.jpg, Interior of the main structure with gate tower
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Literature
* ''Die Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Bayern, III,5, Bezirksamt Hofheim'', pp. 31–34, Munich, 1912
* Joachim Zeune: ''Burgen im Eberner Land''. Ebern, 2003, (Eberner Heimatblätter, Volume 2)
External links
* Bramberg at Burgen Wel
Burgenwelt.deReconstructionby Wolfgang Braun
Castles in Bavaria
Buildings and structures in Haßberge (district)
Landmarks in Germany
Bibra family
Hill castles
Ruined castles in Germany
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