Altes Schloss (Bad Berneck)
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| Altes Schloss | |
|---|---|
Wrongly: Walpotenburg, lower castle | |
| Bad Berneck | |
 The keep of the Altes Schloss | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Hill castle on a spur |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Location | |
  Altes Schloss | |
| Coordinates | 50°03′03″N 11°40′30″E / 50.050727°N 11.674984°E |
| Height | 442 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1st half of the 13th century |
| Materials | Diabase rubblestone walls |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Ministeriales |
The Altes Schloss ("Old Castle") near Bad Berneck in south Germany is a ruined castle built in the Gothic style as an Amtsburg towards the end of the High Middle Ages. The castle lies on the Schlossberg ("castle hill") of Bad Berneck in the Upper Franconian district of Bayreuth in Bavaria. Today the lofty keep is the emblem of this small spa town.
The ruins are open to the public at any time.
The keep of the Altes Schloss towers above the surrounding houses and market square in the upper part of the Kneipp spa of Bad Berneck. To the west at the foot of the castle the roadbed of the historic road, the Via Imperii still climbs up the hill. A free car park (am Anger) is located on the outskirts of Berneck on the B2 federal road from where the castle is a 15-minute walk along the footpath. The town's open-air stage lies immediately to the north, beneath the castle ruins.
A visit to the Altes Schloss may be combined with a visit to the ruins of Hohenberneck Castle a few metres above the Altes Schlosses and the motte (Turmhügelburg) of Alt-Berneck at the exit to the spa park (Kurpark).
