Wolkenstein Castle (Franconian Switzerland)
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| Burgstall Wolkenstein | |
|---|---|
| Wolkenstein bei Ebermannstadt | |
 Site of Wolkenstein Castle. The remains of a wall or tower | |
| Site information | |
| Type | hill castle, spur castle |
| Code | DE-BY |
| Condition | burgstall (no above-ground ruins) |
| Location | |
  Burgstall Wolkenstein  Burgstall Wolkenstein | |
| Coordinates | 49°45′19″N 11°14′24″E / 49.75528°N 11.24000°E |
| Height | 455 m above sea level (NN) |
| Site history | |
| Built | Probably 15th century |
The burgstall of Wolkenstein Castle is the site of a late medieval aristocratic castle in the village of Wolkenstein, in the borough of Ebermannstadt in the county of Forchheim in the German state of Bavaria. The burgstall is in private hands and may not be visited.
The burgstall of the spur castle lies in the southwestern part of the parish of Wolkenstein at a height of 455 metres on a southwest-facing hill spur of the Thosberg. It is about 4.8 kilometres east of the church in Pretzfeld.
South of the old castle of Wolkenstein lies the burgstall of Eberhardstein in the valley of the Altenthalbach, to the southeast is the burgstall of Wichsenstein and to the west is that of Dietrichstein above the village of Lützelsdorf.
